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U.S.S. STURTEVANT
(DE-239)Click to view crew list
DE-239 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-239 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-239 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUL | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 15 JUL 1942 at Brown Shipbuilding Houston Texas | ||
| DEC | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 3 DEC 1942 | ||
| JUN | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 16 JUN 1943 | ||
| JAN | 1951 | - | JAN | 1952 | Caribbean |
| FEB | 1953 | - | MAY | 1956 | North Atlantic |
DE-239 General Specifications
Class: Edsall-class destroyer escort
Named for: Albert D. Sturtevant
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 for scrapping 20 September 1973