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U.S.S. CHILDS
(AVD-1)Click to view crew list
AVD-1 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAR | 1919 | - | Keel Date: 19 MAR 1919 at New York Shipbuilding | ||
| SEP | 1920 | - | Launch Date: 15 SEP 1920 | ||
| OCT | 1920 | - | Commissioned: 22 OCT 1920 | ||
| DEC | 1945 | - | Decommissioned: 10 DEC 1945 | ||
AVD-1 General Specifications
Class: Clemson-class destroyer
Named for: Earle W. F. Childs
Complement: 137 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1215 tons
Length: 314 feet 4 inches
Beam: 31 feet 8 inches
Flank Speed: 35 knots
Range: 4 900 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold 3 January 1946