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on 25 September 1943, launched on 2 November 1943, and was sponsored by Mrs. John A. O'Toole, and commissioned on 22 January 1944.
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80. In mid-December the escort sailed with convoy UGS 64 for North Africa, returning on 23 January 1945. Completing another
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on the return voyage, she arrived at Norfolk, on 25 August, and continued on to
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27.5 and convoy NY 119, she shepherded the small craft convoy to the
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following instruction at the Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School in
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Arriving at New York on 23 May, she operated off the
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with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW)
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Assigned to 243:283 ft 6 in (86.41 m) 237:289 ft 5 in (88.21 m) 122: 26: 703:(DE-527) at NavSource Naval History 256:35 ft 2 in (10.72 m) 225:1,430 long tons (1,453 t) full 24: 1644:List of frigates of the Royal Navy 25: 1691: 690: 1568: 1305: 749: 665: 124: 109: 31: 644:, Florida, for a brief tour as 1665:Evarts-class destroyer escorts 478:Construction and commissioning 310:4,150 nmi (7,690 km) 13: 1: 681:. The entry can be found 659: 264:11 ft (3.4 m) (max) 525:, thence proceeded south to 466:, on 8 November 1942 during 363:2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks 318:15 officers and 183 enlisted 7: 430: 302:(35 km/h; 22 mph) 10: 1696: 650:Charleston, South Carolina 98: 1634: 1611: 1566: 1303: 1230: 764: 747: 195: 117: 108: 741:-class destroyer escorts 351:Hedgehog Projector Mk.10 191:Sold for scrapping, 1946 40:This article includes a 573:on her first escort of 196:General characteristics 69:more precise citations. 1576:Republic of China Navy 1670:Ships built in Boston 612:, where she rejoined 579:Commander, Task Group 485:was laid down at the 437:Boston, Massachusetts 415:. She also performed 404:and other ships from 398:North Atlantic ocean 396:. She served in the 632:End-of-War activity 339:1.1"/75 Mk.2 AA gun 18:John Albert O’Toole 1221:John M. Bermingham 864:Burden R. Hastings 757:United States Navy 441:U.S. Naval Reserve 390:United States Navy 345:20 mm Mk.4 AA guns 42:list of references 1652: 1651: 1562: 1561: 1321: 1299: 1298: 1259:Delbert W. Halsey 1102:William C. Miller 606:Norfolk, Virginia 604:she proceeded to 587:Falmouth, England 551:where she joined 527:Norfolk, Virginia 519:Key West, Florida 439:. He entered the 369: 368: 333:dual purpose guns 151:25 September 1943 95: 94: 87: 16:(Redirected from 1687: 1574: 1572: 1571: 1325: 1324: 1316: 1311: 1309: 1308: 1292:DE-315 (Unnamed) 892:Charles R. Greer 878:Harold C. Thomas 762: 761: 755: 753: 752: 731: 724: 717: 708: 707: 669: 668: 624:when the war in 565:On 9 September, 487:Boston Navy Yard 386:destroyer escort 211:destroyer escort 132: 129: 128: 127: 113: 106: 105: 90: 83: 79: 76: 70: 65:this article by 56:inline citations 35: 34: 27: 21: 1695: 1694: 1690: 1689: 1688: 1686: 1685: 1684: 1655: 1654: 1653: 1648: 1630: 1607: 1569: 1567: 1558: 1315: 1306: 1304: 1295: 1280:William C. 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USS O'Toole

Evarts-class
destroyer escort
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General Motors
diesel engines
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3"/50 Mk.22
dual purpose guns
1.1"/75 Mk.2 AA gun
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