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U.S.S. DONNELL
(DE-56)Click to view crew list
DE-56 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-56 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-56 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOV | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 27 NOV 1942 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Hingham MA | ||
| MAR | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 13 MAR 1943 | ||
| JUN | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 26 JUN 1943 | ||
| JAN | 1944 | - | DEC | 1944 | North Atlantic |
| OCT | 1945 | - | Decommissioned: 23 OCT 1945 | ||
DE-56 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Complement: 15 Officers and 198 Enlisted
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Draft: 9 feet 6 in
Range: 3 700 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Sold for scrapping 29 April 1946