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DE- 790 USS BORUM

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 Consolidated Steel, Orange TX. on April 28 1943.
Launched August 14 1943.
Commissioned November 30 1943.
Scheduled conversion to APD -82 cancelled.
Decommissioned (Unknown)
Stricken August 1 1965.
Fate Sold and broken up in 1966.

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BORUM DE- 790 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

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Phone: None
E-mail:None

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