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U.S.S. MADISON
(DD-425)Click to view crew list
DD-425 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| SEP | 1938 | - | Keel Date: 19 SEP 1938 at Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyard Hingham MA | ||
| OCT | 1939 | - | Launch Date: 20 OCT 1939 | ||
| AUG | 1940 | - | Commissioned: 6 AUG 1940 | ||
| MAR | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 13 MAR 1946 | ||
DD-425 General Specifications
Class: Benson-class destroyer
Named for: James J. Madison
Complement: 235 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1620 tons
Length: 347 feet 7 inches
Beam: 36 feet 11 inches
Flank Speed: 35 knots
Range: 6 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition:Sunk as target 14 October 1969