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DE-763 Cates
United States Navy destroyer escort
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Cannon -
Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Inc., Tampa, Fla.
1943/10/10 1943/12/15 1950/11/11
sold
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 43: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
45/07/1?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
45/07/31 45/08/2?     P.H. - training, overhaul   66 
45/08/30 46/02     Eniwetok - convoy duty   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1950/12/20 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...):
Notice: sold to France > F-722 Soundanais