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U.S.S. WOOLSEY
(DD-437)GALLOPING GHOST OF THE AFRICAN COAST
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DD-437 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-437 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-437 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| OCT | 1939 | - | Keel Date: 9 OCT 1939 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
| FEB | 1941 | - | Launch Date: 12 FEB 1941 | ||
| MAY | 1941 | - | Commissioned: 7 MAY 1941 | ||
| JUL | 1945 | - | AUG | 1945 | Panama Canal |
| FEB | 1947 | - | Decommissioned: 6 FEB 1947 | ||
DD-437 General Specifications
Class: Gleaves-class destroyer
Complement: 16 Officers and 260 Enlisted
Displacement: 1630 tons
Length: 348 feet 3 inches
Beam: 36 feet 1 inches
Draft: 11 feet 10 in
Range: 6 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition: Sold to Andy International Inc. for scrapping on 29 May