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U.S.S. LOESER
(DE-680)ALWAYS PREPARED AND READY
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DE-680 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-680 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-680 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUL | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 27 JUL 1943 | ||
| SEP | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 11 SEP 1943 | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 10 OCT 1943 | ||
| NOV | 1961 | - | JUN | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| AUG | 1962 | - | Decommissioned: 1 AUG 1962 | ||
| NOV | 1963 | - | OCT | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
DE-680 General Specifications
Complement: 15 Officers and 198 Enlisted
Displacement: 1740 tons
Length: 306 feet 0 inches
Beam: 36 feet 9 inches
Draft: 13 feet 6 in
Flank Speed: 24 knots
Final Disposition: Sunk as target