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DE- 694 / APD - 79 USS BUNCH

CLASS - Buckley
Displacement 1,400 Tons, Dimensions, 306' (oa) x 37' x 13' 6" (Max)
Armament 3 x 3"/50, 4 x 1.1" AA, 8 x 20 mmAA, 3 x 21"TT (1x3) 1 Hedgehog, 8 DCT, 2racks.
Machinery, 12,000 SHP; G. E. Turbines with electric drive, 2 screws
Speed, 24 Knots, Range 6,000 NM @ 12 Knts. Crew 186.

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Defoe Shipbuilding, Bay City Mich. on February 23 1943.
Launched May 29 1943.
Reclassified and converted APD -78 while under construction.
Commissioned August 21 1943.
Decommissioned 31 May 1946.
Stricken April 1 1964.
Fate Sold and broken up for scrap in 1965.

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BUNCH DE- 694 / APD - 79 History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Next Reunion: Branson Missouri, Sept 12-17 2000.
Contact Name: David L Hibbs Sr.
Address: None
Phone: 717-637-7723
E-mail: jbwdlh@netrax.net


Note About Contacts.

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Additional Resources
Destroyer Escort Sailors Association
NavSource APD Pages, BUNCH

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