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U.S.S. BELET

(APD-109)


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APD-109 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JAN1944-Keel Date: 26 JAN 1944
at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Hingham MA
MAR1944-Launch Date: 3 MAR 1944
JUN1945-Commissioned: 15 JUN 1945
MAY1946-Decommissioned: 22 MAY 1946

APD-109 General Specifications

Class: Rudderow class destroyer escort

Named for: Robert A. Belet

Complement: 204 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 2130 tons

Length: 306 feet

Beam: 37 feet

Flank Speed: 23 knots

Final Disposition: Transferred to Mexican Navy 12 December 1963