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U.S.S. CRONIN
(DE-704)ABOVE THE WAVES
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DE-704 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-704 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-704 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCT | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 19 OCT 1943 at Defoe Shipbuilding Company Bay City MI | ||
| JAN | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 5 JAN 1944 | ||
| MAY | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 5 MAY 1944 | ||
| JAN | 1946 | - | MAY | 1946 | Decommisioning |
| NOV | 1950 | - | AUG | 1954 | Middle Pacific |
| FEB | 1951 | - | JUN | 1953 | Recommisioning |
| FEB | 1951 | - | SEP | 1953 | Recommissioned as DEC 704 |
| DEC | 1953 | - | Decommissioned: 4 DEC 1953 | ||
DE-704 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Complement: 15 Officers and 198 Enlisted
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Draft: 9.5 feet
Range: 3 700 nautical miles
Final Disposition: Sunk as target December16 1971