


Doneff
Country | United States |
Ship Class | Evarts-class Destroyer Escort |
Builder | Philadelphia Navy Yard |
Laid Down | 1 Apr 1942 |
Launched | 24 Jul 1942 |
Commissioned | 10 Jun 1943 |
Decommissioned | 22 Dec 1945 |
Displacement | 1,140 tons standard; 1,430 tons full |
Length | 289 feet |
Beam | 35 feet |
Draft | 11 feet |
Machinery | 4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive with two screws |
Power Output | 6,000 shaft horsepower |
Speed | 19 knots |
Range | 4,150nm at 12 knots |
Crew | 198 |
Armament | 3x3", 1x1.1" anti-aircraft, 9x20mm anti-aircraft, 1 Hedgehog Projector, 8 depth charge projectors |
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Last Major Revision: Jan 2005
Doneff Operational Timeline
10 Jun 1943 | Doneff was commissioned into service. |
22 Dec 1945 | Doneff was decommissioned from service. |
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