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DE - 261 USS DIONNE

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 Navy Yard on January 27 1943.
Launched March 10 1943.
Commissioned July 16 1943.
Decommissioned January 18 1946.
Stricken February 7 1946.
Fate Sold June 12 1947 and broken up.

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Dionne 88k Undated war time image, Bows on view. USN
Dionne 76k Photo dated 21 May 1945. USN / Karl E. Kempe MM 3/c (1944-1945)

USS DIONNE DE- 261 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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