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U.S.S. LOVELACE
(DE-198)Click to view crew list
DE-198 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAY | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 22 MAY 1943 at Norfolk Navy Yard Portsmouth Virginia | ||
| JUL | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 4 JUL 1943 | ||
| NOV | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 7 NOV 1943 | ||
| MAY | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 22 MAY 1946 | ||
DE-198 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: Lovelace
Complement: 213 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 26 feet 9 inches
Flank Speed: 24 knots
Range: 4 940 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sunk as target off California 25 April 1968