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U.S.S. VANDIVIER
(DE-540)VIGILIAS AGERE ET PRAEMONERE
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DE-540 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-540 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-540 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOV | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 8 NOV 1943 at Boston Navy Yard | ||
| DEC | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 27 DEC 1943 | ||
| OCT | 1955 | - | Commissioned: 11 OCT 1955 | ||
| JUN | 1960 | - | Decommissioned: 30 JUN 1960 | ||
DE-540 General Specifications
Class: John C. Butler-class destroyer escort
Named for: Norman Francis Vandivier
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:Sunk as target off Florida on 7 February 1975