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DE 589 USS TINSMAN

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 Hingham, Hingham MA. on December 8 1943.
Launched January 22 1944.
Commissioned May 2 1944.
Decommissioned June 24 1946.
Stricken November 1 1969.
Fate Sold October 1970 and broken up for scrap.

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USS TINSMAN DE- 589 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Next Reunion: To Be Announced.
Contact Name: Joe Fox
Address: 147 Summer St. Clarks Summit, PA. 18411
Phone:570-587-4080
E-mail:NONE

Contact Name: Mike Langone
Address: 17 Curtis St. Reading, MA. 01867
Phone:781-944-5877
E-mail: bookmaker@mediaone.net


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