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U.S.S. WILLIAM T. POWELL
(DE-213)Click to view crew list
DE-213 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| AUG | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 26 AUG 1943 at Charleston Navy Yard N. Charleston SC | ||
| NOV | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 27 NOV 1943 | ||
| MAR | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 28 MAR 1944 | ||
| NOV | 1947 | - | NOV | 1947 | FORREST FIRES MT DESERT (BAR HARBOR) MAINE |
| JAN | 1958 | - | Decommissioned: 17 JAN 1958 | ||
DE-213 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Named for: William T. Powell
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 3 October 1966