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DE - 527 USS O' TOOLE

CLASS: Evarts TYPE: GMT (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, short hull, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,140 (std), 1,430 tons (full) Dimensions: 289' 5" (oa), 283' 6" (wl) x 35' 0" x 11' 0" (max)
Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 x 1.1"/75 Mk2 quad AA (4x1), 9 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 1 Hedgehog Projector
Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Machinery: 4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 19 knots Range: 4,150 nm @ 12 knots Crew: 15 / 183

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Boston Navy Yard on 25 September 1943, Launched 2 November 1943
Commissioned 22 January 1944, Decommissioned 18 October 1945
Stricken 1 November 1945

Fate: sold for scrap in 1946

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O' Toole 60k 27 April 1944, South Pacific GM 2C Billie N. Vasser and his son Gary Vasser

USS O' TOOLE DE- 527 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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