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DE - 259 USS WILLIAM C. MILLER

CLASS - Evarts
Displacement 1,140 Tons, Dimensions, 289' 5" (oa) x 35' 2" x 11' (Max)
Armament 3 x 3"/50, 4 x 1.1" AA, 9 x 20 mmAA, 1 Hedgehog, 8 DCT, 2racks.
Machinery, 6,000 BHP; 4 GM Model 16-278A Diesel Engines with electric drive, 2 screws
Speed, 21.5 Knots, Range 6,000 NM @ 12 Knts. Crew 156.

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Boston NSY on 10 January 1943, Launched 22 February 1943
Commissioned 2 July 1943, Decommissioned 17 December 1945
Stricken 8 January 1945
Fate: sold for scrapping 10 April 1947 to Mr. Fred Perry of
NYC, NY; completed 19 November 1947.

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William C. Miller 102k undated wartime image Mike Hamilton, son of
Edward L. Hamilton, S1c, USS Miller

USS WILLIAM C. MILLER DE- 259 History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry
(Located On The Hazegray & Underway Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name:Richard A. Eckersall
E-mail: dick@eckersall.com


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
Destroyer Escort Sailors Association

Richard Eckersall's DE-259 Dedication Page

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