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U.S.S. RIDDLE
(DE-185)Click to view crew list
DE-185 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUL | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 29 JUL 1943 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Newark NJ | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 17 OCT 1943 | ||
| NOV | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 17 NOV 1943 | ||
DE-185 General Specifications
Class: Cannon-class destroyer escort
Named for: Joseph Riddle
Complement: 15 Officers and 201 Enlisted
Displacement: 1240 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36 feet 10 inches
Flank Speed: 21 knots
Range: 10 800 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Transferred to France 12 August 1950