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U.S.S. LEE FOX
(DE-65)Click to view crew list
DE-65 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-65 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-65 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAR | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 1 MAR 1943 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Hingham MA | ||
| MAY | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 29 MAY 1943 | ||
| AUG | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 30 AUG 1943 | ||
| MAY | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 13 MAY 1946 | ||
DE-65 General Specifications
Class: Buckley-class destroyer escort
Complement: 15 Officers and 198 Enlisted
Displacement: 1400 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 37 feet
Draft: 9 feet 6 in
Range: 3 700 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 31 January 1966