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DE- 740 USS WATERMAN

CLASS - Cannon
Displacement 1,240 Tons, Dimensions, 306' (oa) x 36' 7" x 11' 8" (Max)
Armament 3 x 3"/50, 2x 40mmAA, 10x 20mm AA, 3 x 21" TT, 1 Hedgehog, 8 DCT's 2 DC racks.
Machinery, 6,000 BHP; 4 GM Model 16-278A Diesel Engines with electric drive, 2 screws
Speed, 21 Knots, Crew 186.

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Western Pipe, San Pedro CA on 24 February 1943, Launched 20 June 1943
Commissioned 30 November 1943, Decommissioned 31 May 1946
Stricken 18 April 1952
Fate To Peru 21 February 1952, renamed Aguirre (F-62)
Sunk as target during Exocet Missile test in 1974.

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USS WATERMAN DE- 740 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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