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USS Vandivier (DE 540)


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: N H M W

Class: John C. Butler Type:WGT (geared-turbine drive, 5" guns)
Displacement: 1,350/1745 tons Dimensions: 306' (oa) x 36' 10" x 13'4" (max)
Armament: 2-5"/38, 4 (2x2) 40mmAA, 10-20mm AA, 3-21" TT, 1 Hedgehog, 8 DCT's, 2 DC tracks
Machinery: 2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 24 knots Range: 6000 nm@12 knots Crew: 14 / 201
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Boston Navy Yard on 8 November 1943
Launched 27 December 1944, Construction Suspended 17 February 1947
Converted to DER-540 when construction resumed 19 October 1953
Commissioned 11 October 1955, Decommissioned June 1960
Stricken 1 November 1974
Fate: Sunk as target off Florida on 7 February 1975
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Vandivier 89k undated -
Vandivier 81k undated Robert Hurst
Vandivier 61k 12 May 1956 (US Navy photo) -
View the USS Vandivier (DE 540), DANFS history entry
located on the US Naval Historical Center website.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
None
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Destroyer Escort Sailors Association
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