USS Forster (DE-334)
USS Forster (DE-334) was launched 13 November 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas; sponsored by Mrs. E. W. Forster, widow of Machinist Edward W. Forster, who was killed in action during the Battle of Savo Island, 9 August 1942 with the sinking of USS Vincennes. Forster was commissioned 25 January 1944 and served as an escort in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during World War II. She was decommissioned and placed in reserve at Green Cove Springs, Florida on 15 June 1946.
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USS Forster (DE-334)
USS Forster (DE-334) was launched 13 November 1943 by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas; sponsored by Mrs. E. W. Forster, widow of Machinist Edward W. Forster, who was killed in action during the Battle of Savo Island, 9 August 1942 with the sinking of USS Vincennes. Forster was commissioned 25 January 1944 and served as an escort in the Atlantic and Mediterranean during World War II. She was decommissioned and placed in reserve at Green Cove Springs, Florida on 15 June 1946.
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Die USS Forster (DE-334) (spät ...... t in die 1990er-Jahre genutzt.
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USS Forster (DE-334) was launc ...... ings, Florida on 15 June 1946.
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1971-09-25
1975-04-29
commissioning date
1944-01-25
1951-06-29
decommissioning date
1954-05-25
1971-09-25
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1943-08-31
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9.32688e+1
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1.1149584e+1
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3.176016e+0
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1943-11-13
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Captured by North Vietnam, 29 April 1975
In service c. 1997, status unknown
Loaned to South Vietnam, 25 September 1971
Returned to USN, 25 May 1954
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*1,253 tons standard
*1,590 tons full load
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Edward William Forster
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*4 × FM diesel engines
*4 × diesel generators,
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*2 × screws
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1971-09-25
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Die USS Forster (DE-334) (spät ...... t in die 1990er-Jahre genutzt.
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USS Forster (DE-334) was launc ...... ings, Florida on 15 June 1946.
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USS Forster (DE-334)
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USS Forster (DE-334)
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RVNS Trần Khánh Dư (HQ-04)
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USCGC Forster WDE-434
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VPNS Dai Ky (HQ-03)
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