USS George

USS George (DE-697) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort. She was the second ship of the United States Navy named after Seaman Second Class Eugene F. George (1925–1942), who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism on USS San Francisco at the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.

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speed 24 knot, length 93.2 metre, beam 11.1 metre, draft 3.3 metre, 
Buckley-class destroyer escort, destroyer escort, Defoe Shipbuilding Company, United States Navy, 

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1943-05-22T00:00:00Z

1943-05-22T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1943-11-20T00:00:00Z

1943-11-20T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1958-10-08T00:00:00Z

1958-10-08T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1943-08-14T00:00:00Z

1943-08-14T00:00:00Z

ship launching

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Frameless

USS Briareus (AR-12) with USS George (DE-697) and three LCIs at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, on 20 July 1944

USS George (DE 697)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Briareus (AR-12) with USS George (DE-697) and three LCIs at Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides, on 20 July 1944		Commons
commons	image		USS George (DE 697)		Commons