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U.S.S. SLOAT
(DE-245)Click to view crew list
DE-245 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| NOV | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 21 NOV 1942 at Brown Shipbuilding Houston Texas | ||
| JAN | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 21 JAN 1943 | ||
| AUG | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 16 AUG 1943 | ||
| AUG | 1947 | - | Decommissioned: 6 AUG 1947 | ||
DE-245 General Specifications
Class: Edsall-class destroyer escort
Named for: John Drake Sloat
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