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USS FOSS
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DE-59 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-59 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-59 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| DEC | 1942 | Keel Date: 31 DEC 1942 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Hingham MA |
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| APR | 1943 | Launch Date: 10 APR 1943 | |||
| JUL | 1943 | Commissioned: 23 JUL 1943 | |||
| MAR | 1956 | - | SEP | 1956 | West Pac |
| OCT | 1957 | Decommissioned: 30 OCT 1957 | |||
DE-59 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: Rodney Shelton Foss
Complement: 15 Officers and 198 Enlisted
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Flank Speed: 23 knots
Range: 3 700 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold for scrapping
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