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U.S.S. BLAIR
(DE-147)SECOND TO NONE
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DE-147 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-147 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-147 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 19 JAN 1943 at Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange TX | ||
| APR | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 6 APR 1943 | ||
| SEP | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 13 SEP 1943 | ||
| DEC | 1957 | - | DEC | 1957 | Recommisioned as DER-147 |
| JUN | 1960 | - | Decommissioned: 15 JUN 1960 | ||
DE-147 General Specifications
Class: Edsall-class destroyer escort
Named for: Eugene Blair
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 26 September 1974 for scrap