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U.S.S. DE LONG
(DE-684)Click to view crew list
DE-684 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-684 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-684 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCT | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 19 OCT 1943 at Bethlehem Steel | ||
| NOV | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 23 NOV 1943 | ||
| DEC | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 31 DEC 1943 | ||
| DEC | 1943 | - | JAN | 1945 | Middle Pacific |
| FEB | 1952 | - | MAR | 1956 | Middle Pacific |
| OCT | 1961 | - | AUG | 1962 | berlin crisis |
| AUG | 1962 | - | Decommissioned: 1 AUG 1962 | ||
DE-684 General Specifications
Class: Rudderow class destroyer escort
Named for: Weldon Fader DeLong
Complement: 186 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1450 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Flank Speed: 24 knots
Final Disposition: Sunk as target 19 February 1970