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U.S.S. KEY
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DE-348 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEC | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 14 DEC 1943 at Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange TX | ||
| FEB | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 12 FEB 1944 | ||
| JUN | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 5 JUN 1944 | ||
| NOV | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 NOV 1944 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 9 JUL 1946 | ||
DE-348 General Specifications
Class: John C. Butler-class destroyer escort
Named for: Eugene Morland Key
Complement: 14 Officers and 201 Enlisted
Displacement: 1350 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36 feet 8 inches
Flank Speed: 24 knots
Range: 6 000 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold for scrapping 19 December 1972