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U.S.S. MARSH
(DE-699)READINESS IN RESERVE
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DE-699 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUN | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 23 JUN 1943 at Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City MI | ||
| SEP | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 25 SEP 1943 | ||
| JAN | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 12 JAN 1944 | ||
| JAN | 1945 | - | JAN | 1946 | Middle Pacific |
| SEP | 1946 | - | JAN | 1948 | Dry Dock |
| JAN | 1953 | - | JAN | 1954 | furnishing electric power to korea |
| JAN | 1961 | - | SEP | 1961 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| AUG | 1962 | - | Decommissioned: 1 AUG 1962 | ||
DE-699 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: Benjamin R. Marsh
Complement: 186 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Flank Speed: 24 knots
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 20 February 1974
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