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DE- 709 / APD - 139 USS BRAY

CLASS - Rudderow
Displacement 1,450 Tons, Dimensions, 306' (oa) x 36' 10" x 13' 9" (Max)
Armament 2 x 5"/38AA, 4 x 40mm AA, 10 x 20mm AA, 3 x 21" TT, 1 hedgehog, 8 DCT, 2 Dc Racks.
Machinery, 12,000 SHP; GE turbines with electric drive, 2 screws
Speed, 24 Knots, Crew 186.

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Defoe Shipbuilding, Bay City Mich. on January 27 1944.
Launched April 15 1944.
Commissioned September 4 1944.
Reclassified and converted to APD-139, July 16 1945.
Decommissioned 10 May 1946.
Stricken June 1 1960.
Fate Sunk as target March 27 1963.

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BRAY DE- 709 / APD - 139 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

None Located
Contact Name: None
Address: None
Phone: None
E-mail:None

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Destroyer Escort Sailors Association
NavSource APD Pages, BRAY

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