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U.S.S. LIDDLE

(DE-206)

GALLOPING GHOST OF THE
EAST COAST

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DE-206 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JUN1943-Keel Date: 8 JUN 1943
at Charleston Navy Yard N. Charleston SC
AUG1943-Launch Date: 9 AUG 1943
DEC1943-Commissioned: 6 DEC 1943
JUN1946-Decommissioned: 18 JUN 1946
JAN1955-DEC1955Cuban Missle Blockade

DE-206 General Specifications

Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort

Named for: William P. Liddle

Complement: 15 Officers and 198 Enlisted

Displacement: 1400 tons

Length: 306 feet

Beam: 37 feet

Flank Speed: 23 knots

Range: 3 700 Nautical Miles

Final Disposition:Sold for scrap 25 June 1967