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DE- 169 USS ATHERTON

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 eletric drive, 2 screws
Speed, 21 Knots, Crew 186.

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Federal Shipbuilding, Port Newark NJ on 14 January 1943, Launched 27 May 1943
Commissioned 29 August 1943, Decommissioned 10 December 1945
Stricken 15 June 1975
Fate: To Japan 14 June 1955, renamed Hatsuhi (DE-263)
To Philippines 13 September 1976, renamed Rajah Humabon
still active in Philippine Navy.

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USS ATHERTON DE- 169 History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry
(Located On The Hazegray & Underway Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name:Preston Davis
Address:none
Phone:none
E-mail:NONE
E-mail: woknmowincdavis@aol.com


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