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U.S.S. OTTERSTETTER
(DE-244)Click to view crew list
DE-244 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-244 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-244 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOV | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 9 NOV 1942 at Brown Shipbuilding Houston Texas | ||
| JAN | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 19 JAN 1943 | ||
| AUG | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 6 AUG 1943 | ||
| JUN | 1960 | - | Decommissioned: 20 JUN 1960 | ||
DE-244 General Specifications
Class: Edsall-class destroyer escort
Named for: Carl William Otterstetter
Complement: 8 Officers and 201 Enlisted
Displacement: 1253 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36.58 feet
Flank Speed: 21 knots
Range: 9 100 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sunk as a target off Puerto Rico 15 February 1976