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USS VAMMEN
(DE-644)Paratus - Protecere - Destruere
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DE-644 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| AUG | 1943 | Keel Date: 1 AUG 1943 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Quincy MA |
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| MAY | 1944 | Launch Date: 21 MAY 1944 | |||
| JUL | 1944 | Commissioned: 27 JUL 1944 | |||
| JUN | 1960 | Decommissioned: 18 JUN 1960 | |||
| FEB | 1962 | - | JUL | 1962 | West Pac |
| FEB | 1962 | - | JUL | 1962 | West Pac |
DE-644 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: Clarence E. Vammen
Complement: 15 Officers and 198 Enlisted
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Flank Speed: 23 knots
Final Disposition: Sunk as a target 18 February 1971
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