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U.S.S. GEORGE
(DE-697)LET GEORGE DO IT
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DE-697 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-697 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-697 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAY | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 22 MAY 1943 at Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City MI | ||
| AUG | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 14 AUG 1943 | ||
| NOV | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 20 NOV 1943 | ||
| JAN | 1951 | - | JAN | 1954 | Middle Pacific |
| JAN | 1957 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 JAN 1957 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1958 | - | Decommissioned: 8 OCT 1958 | ||
DE-697 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: Eugene F. George
Complement: 186 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Flank Speed: 24 knots
Final Disposition: Sold for scrapping 12 October 1970