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U.S.S. BANGUST
(DE-739)WE CAN DO THAT
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DE-739 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-739 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-739 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEB | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 11 FEB 1943 at Western Pipe and Steel Company Los Angeles CA | ||
| JUN | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 6 JUN 1943 | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 30 OCT 1943 | ||
| NOV | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 17 NOV 1946 | ||
DE-739 General Specifications
Class: Cannon-class destroyer escort
Named for: Joseph Bangust
Complement: 15 Officers and 201 Enlisted
Displacement: 1240 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36 feet 10 inches
Flank Speed: 21 knots
Range: 10 800 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Transferred to Peru 21 February 1952