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U.S.S. BUCKLEY
(DE-51)TRIM BUT DEADLY
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DE-51 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUN | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 29 JUN 1942 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Hingham MA | ||
| JAN | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 9 JAN 1943 | ||
| APR | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 30 APR 1943 | ||
| JUL | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 3 JUL 1946 | ||
DE-51 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Complement: 186 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Draft: 13 feet 6 in
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap July 1969