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U.S.S. JENKINS
(DD-447)ELEVEN ON THE WAY
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DD-447 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOV | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 27 NOV 1941 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company | ||
| JUN | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 21 JUN 1942 | ||
| JUL | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 31 JUL 1942 | ||
| JAN | 1944 | - | DEC | 1945 | Inchon Landing |
| OCT | 1959 | - | JUN | 1960 | West Pac |
| APR | 1960 | - | Shellback Initiation - 26 APR 1960 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1961 | - | FEB | 1962 | West Pac |
| APR | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Operation Dominic atomic testing Christmas & Johnson island |
| APR | 1962 | - | APR | 1962 | operation dominic atomic testing christmas and johnson island |
| OCT | 1962 | - | DEC | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | operation dominic atomic testing christmas and johnson island |
| FEB | 1966 | - | JUL | 1966 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| APR | 1966 | - | OCT | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| AUG | 1968 | - | MAR | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1969 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 JAN 1969 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1969 | - | Shellback Initiation - 27 JAN 1969 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1969 | - | Shellback Initiation - 27 JAN 1969 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1969 | - | JAN | 1970 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
DD-447 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher-class destroyer
Named for: Thortan A. Jenkins
Complement: 273 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2100 tons
Length: 376 feet 4 inches
Beam: 39 feet 5 inches
Flank Speed: 36 knots
Range: 6 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition:Sold for scrap 17 February 1971
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