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DE- 411 USS STAFFORD

Class: John C. Butler Type:WGT (geared-turbine drive, 5" guns)
Displacement: 1,350/1745 tons Dimensions: 306' (oa) x 36' 10" x 13'4" (max)
Armament: 2-5"/38, 4 (2x2) 40mmAA, 10-20mm AA, 3-21" TT, 1 Hedgehog, 8 DCT's, 2 DC tracks
Machinery: 2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 24 knots Range: 6000 nm@12 knots Crew: 14 / 201

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Brown Shipbuilding, Houston TX on 29 November 1943
Launched 11 January 1944, Commissioned 19 April 1944
Decommissioned 16 May 1946, Stricken 15 March 1972

Fate: sold for scrapping 13 June 1973

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Stafford 41kb undated wartime image USN
Stafford 74kb laidup, Mare Island, November 1967 © Richard Leonhardt

USS STAFFORD DE- 411 History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry (Not Presently Available)
(Located On The Hazegray & Underway Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

NONE LOCATED
Contact Name: none
Address: none
Phone: none
E-mail: none


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