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DE- 330 USS O'REILLY

CLASS - Edsall
Displacement 1,250 Tons, Dimensions, 306' (oa) x 36' x 10' 5" (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 SHP; 4 Fairbanks Morse Model 38d81/8 Geared Diesel Engines, 2 screws
Speed, 21 Knots, Crew 186.

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Consolidated Steel, Orange TX. on July 29 1943.
Launched October 2 1943.
Commissioned December 28 1943.
Decommissioned June 15 1946.
Stricken January 15 1971.
Fate Sold April 10 1972 and broken up for scrap.

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USS O'REILLY DE- 330 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
28 Sep - 2 Oct 2003 at Mystic CT

Contact Name:Simeon "Sim" Donahue
Address:35 Sylvan Lane / Cheshire CT 06410
Phone:203-272-6533
E-mail:None


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