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USS THOMAS E. FRASER (DD-736 / DM-24 / MMD-24)

CLASS - ALLEN M. SUMNER As Built.
Displacement 3218 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 376' 6"(oa) x 40' 10" x 14' 2" (Max)
Armament 6 x 5"/38AA (3x2), 12 x 40mm AA, 11 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 36.5 Knots, Range 3300 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 336.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bath Iron Works, Bath ME January 31 1944.
Launched June 10 1944 and commissioned August 22 1944.
Completed as Minelayer DM-24, reclassified MMD-24 January 1 1969.
Decommissioned June 30 1955.
Stricken November 1 1970.
Fate Sold June 12 1974 and broken up for scrap.
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USS THOMAS E. FRASER DD-736 / DM-24 / MMD-24 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Marilyn Sturgill
Address: Box 332, Grass Lake, MI 49240
Phone: (517)522-8594
E-mail: None

Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
NavSource Minesweeper Pages, USS Thomas E. Fraser (DM-24)
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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