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DE- 180 USS TRUMPETER

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

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Federal Shipbuilding, Port Newark on June 7 1943.
Launched September 19 1943.
Commissioned October 16 1943.
Decommissioned December 5 1947.
Stricken August 1 1973.
Fate Sources differ on TRUMPETER's fate.
Sold July 17 1974 and broken up or,
Sunk as a target in 73-74

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Trumpeter 425k Port beam. In transit Pearl harbor to Panama Canal. December 1945 or January 1946. William H. Roberts, M.D., Commissioning crew, Gunnery Officer and later Executive Officer / USNR

USS TRUMPETER DE- 180 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

NONE LOCATED
Contact Name: NONE
Address: NONE
Phone:NONE
E-mail:NONE


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