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U.S.S. DONALDSON
(DE-44)Click to view crew list
DE-44 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-44 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-44 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 12 JAN 1943 | ||
| AUG | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 1 AUG 1943 | ||
| DEC | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 1 DEC 1943 | ||
| DEC | 1945 | - | Decommissioned: 5 DEC 1945 | ||
DE-44 General Specifications
Named for: Lt. (jg) Trose Emmett Donaldson
Complement: 15 Officers and 183 Enlisted
Displacement: 1140 tons
Length: 289 feet 5 inches
Beam: 35 feet 2 inches
Draft: 11 feet
Range: 4 150 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Sold for scrapping 2 July 1946