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U.S.S. FARQUHAR
(DE-139)Click to view crew list
DE-139 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-139 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-139 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEC | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 14 DEC 1942 at Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange TX | ||
| FEB | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 13 FEB 1943 | ||
| AUG | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 5 AUG 1943 | ||
| JUN | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 14 JUN 1946 | ||
DE-139 General Specifications
Class: Edsall-class destroyer escort
Named for: Norman von Heldreich Farquhar
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 21 March 1974 scrapped