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AE-17 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | 1945 | - | Launch Date: 20 JAN 1945 | ||
| AUG | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 11 AUG 1945 | ||
| AUG | 1952 | - | JAN | 1953 | North Atlantic |
| MAY | 1954 | - | NOV | 1954 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1957 | - | JUN | 1958 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| JUN | 1960 | - | JUN | 1960 | Courtesy cruise to Montreal |
| SEP | 1961 | - | JAN | 1962 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1962 | - | JAN | 1962 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1962 | - | DEC | 1966 | Guantanamo Bay |
| OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| DEC | 1962 | - | JAN | 1963 | Guantanamo Bay |
| OCT | 1964 | - | MAY | 1965 | Mediterranean |
| OCT | 1965 | - | MAY | 1966 | Med Cruise |
| JAN | 1966 | - | SEP | 1966 | Mediterranean |
| MAY | 1966 | - | SEP | 1966 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1967 | - | OCT | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1967 | - | AUG | 1968 | vietnam |
| FEB | 1967 | - | JUN | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| FEB | 1967 | - | OCT | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAR | 1967 | - | AUG | 1968 | vietnam |
| MAY | 1967 | - | Shellback Initiation - 19 MAY 1967 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1967 | - | Shellback Initiation - 19 JUN 1967 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1968 | - | DEC | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1968 | - | JUN | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAR | 1968 | - | JUN | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAY | 1968 | - | OCT | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| NOV | 1968 | - | MAY | 1970 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| FEB | 1969 | - | OCT | 1969 | Mediterranean |
| APR | 1971 | - | MAY | 1971 | Guantanamo Bay |
| DEC | 1971 | - | MAR | 1972 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
AE-17 General Specifications
Complement: 267 Officers and Enlisted
Length: 459 feet 2 inches
Beam: 63 feet
Flank Speed: 16 knots
Final Disposition: Scrapped
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