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U.S.S. PETTOT
(DE-253)Click to view crew list
DE-253 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-253 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-253 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEB | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 6 FEB 1943 at Brown Shipbuilding Houston Texas | ||
| APR | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 28 APR 1943 | ||
| SEP | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 23 SEP 1943 | ||
| MAY | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 6 MAY 1946 | ||
DE-253 General Specifications
Class: Edsall-class destroyer escort
Named for: Robert Lee Pettit
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 target off Puerto Rico 30 September 1974