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U.S.S. JOHN J. VAN

(DE-753)


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DE-753 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
AUG1943-Keel Date: 31 AUG 1943
at Western Pipe and Steel Company San Pedro CA
JAN1944-Launch Date: 16 JAN 1944

DE-753 General Specifications

Class: Cannon-class destroyer escort

Named for: Lieutenant

Complement: 186 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 1240 tons

Length: 306 feet

Beam: 36 feet 8 inches

Flank Speed: 21 knots

Final Disposition: Construction Cancelled