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U.S.S. LEWIS
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DE-535 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-535 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-535 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOV | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 3 NOV 1943 at Boston Navy Yard | ||
| DEC | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 7 DEC 1943 | ||
| JAN | 1944 | - | JAN | 1945 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| SEP | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 5 SEP 1944 | ||
| MAY | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 1 MAY 1946 | ||
| MAR | 1952 | - | MAR | 1952 | Recommisioned |
| JUN | 1954 | - | Shellback Initiation - 14 JUN 1954 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1956 | - | Shellback Initiation - 8 AUG 1956 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1957 | - | MAR | 1958 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
DE-535 General Specifications
Class: John C. Butler-class destroyer escort
Named for: Victor Alan Lewis
Complement: 14 Officers and 201 Enlisted
Displacement: 1350 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36 feet 10 inches
Flank Speed: 24 knots
Range: 6 000 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sunk as target in 1966