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U.S.S. TILLS
(DE-748)Click to view crew list
DE-748 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-748 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-748 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUN | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 23 JUN 1943 at Western Pipe and Steel Company | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 3 OCT 1943 | ||
| AUG | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 8 AUG 1944 | ||
| FEB | 1957 | - | SEP | 1957 | Dry Dock |
| OCT | 1959 | - | Decommissioned: 18 OCT 1959 | ||
DE-748 General Specifications
Class: Cannon-class destroyer escort
Named for: Ensign Robert Tills
Complement: 15 Officers and 201 Enlisted
Displacement: 1240 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36 feet 10 inches
Flank Speed: 21 knots
Range: 10 800 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sunk as target off Virginia 3 April 1969