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U.S.S. HERBERT C. JONES
(DE-137)Click to view crew list
DE-137 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| NOV | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 30 NOV 1942 at Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange TX | ||
| JAN | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 19 JAN 1943 | ||
| JUL | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 21 JUL 1943 | ||
| MAY | 1947 | - | Decommissioned: 2 MAY 1947 | ||
DE-137 General Specifications
Class: Edsall-class destroyer escort
Named for: Herbert C. Jones
Complement: 8 Officers and 201 Enlisted
Displacement: 1253 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36.58 feet
Flank Speed: 21 knots
Range: 9 100 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold 19 July 1973 scrapped