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U.S.S. J. RICHARD WARD
(DE-243)Click to view crew list
DE-243 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-243 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-243 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| SEP | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 30 SEP 1942 at Brown Shipbuilding Houston Texas | ||
| JAN | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 6 JAN 1943 | ||
| JUL | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 5 JUL 1943 | ||
| JUN | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 13 JUN 1946 | ||
DE-243 General Specifications
Class: Edsall-class destroyer escort
Named for: James Richard Ward
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 10 April 1972