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U.S.S. CHARLES J. KIMMEL

(DE-584)


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DE-584 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
DEC1943-Keel Date: 1 DEC 1943
at Beethlehem Steel
JAN1944-Launch Date: 15 JAN 1944
JAN1944-APR1946Middle Pacific
APR1944-Commissioned: 20 APR 1944
JAN1947-Decommissioned: 15 JAN 1947

DE-584 General Specifications

Class: Rudderow class destroyer escort

Named for: Charles J. Kimmel

Complement: 12 Officers and 192 Enlisted

Displacement: 1450 tons

Length: 306 feet

Beam: 36 feet 11.5 inches

Flank Speed: 24 knots

Final Disposition: Sunk as target 1 November 1969