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(DE-543)DIRIGO
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DE-543 Deployments - Major Events
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DE-543 General Specifications
Class: John C. Butler-class destroyer escort
Named for: Ensign Stephen W. Groves (1917-1942)
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:Construction Cancelled