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U.S.S. DUFILHO

(DE-423)


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DE-423 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JAN1944-Keel Date: 31 JAN 1944
at Brown Shipbuilding Houston Texas
MAR1944-Launch Date: 9 MAR 1944
JUL1944-Commissioned: 21 JUL 1944
MAY1946-Decommissioned: 14 MAY 1946

DE-423 General Specifications

Class: John C. Butler-class destroyer escort

Named for: Marion William Dufilho

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 12 September 1973