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DE- 686 USS EUGENE E. ELMORE

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 Bethlehem Steel, Quincy on November 27 1943.
Launched December 23 1943.
Commissioned February 4 1944.
Decommissioned May 31 1946.
Stricken June 30 1968.
Fate Sold June 1969 and broken up for scrap.

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USS EUGENE E. ELMORE DE- 686 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: "SMILEY" Burnette
Address: NONE
Phone:NONE
E-mail: bkissmiley@aol.com


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