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U.S.S. HEMMINGER
(DE-746)Click to view crew list
DE-746 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAY | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 8 MAY 1943 at Western Pipe and Steel Company Los Angeles CA | ||
| SEP | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 12 SEP 1943 | ||
| MAY | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 30 MAY 1944 | ||
| JUN | 1946 | - | JUN | 1946 | Decommisioning |
| SEP | 1952 | - | SEP | 1956 | Commisioning |
| SEP | 1952 | - | SEP | 1956 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
| JUN | 1954 | - | JUL | 1954 | Caribbean |
| FEB | 1958 | - | Decommissioned: 21 FEB 1958 | ||
DE-746 General Specifications
Class: Cannon-class destroyer escort
Named for: Cyril Franklin Hemminger
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:Loaned to Thailand 22 July 1959