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U.S.S. RICHEY
(DE-385)Click to view crew list
DE-385 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-385 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-385 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| APR | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 19 APR 1943 at Brown Shipbuilding Houston Texas | ||
| JUN | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 30 JUN 1943 | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 30 OCT 1943 | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | JUL | 1944 | Mediterranean-West Africa |
DE-385 General Specifications
Class: Edsall-class destroyer escort
Named for: Joseph Lee Richey
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:Sunk as target off California July 1969