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DE - 210 USS OTTER

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 Charleston Navy Yard on July 26 1943.
Launched October 23 1943.
Commissioned February 21 1944.
Decommissioned (?) 1947.
Stricken November 1 1969.
Fate Sunk as target off Puerto Rico July 10 1970.

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USS OTTER DE- 210 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Next Reunion: To Be Determined.
Contact Name: Bill Nielson, SOM 2/c
Address: 15943 E. Lantana Lane, Fountain Hills, AZ 85268
Phone: (602) 816-9553
E-mail: wsnlan@aol.com


Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.


Additional Resources
Destroyer Escort Sailors Association
USS OTTER, Web Site

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