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U.S.S. HALFORD
(DD-480)Click to view crew list
DD-480 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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JUN | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 3 JUN 1941 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton WA | ||
OCT | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 29 OCT 1942 | ||
APR | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 10 APR 1943 | ||
MAY | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 15 MAY 1946 |
DD-480 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher-class destroyer
Named for: William Halford
Complement: 273 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2050 tons
Length: 376 feet 6 inches
Beam: 39 feet 8 inches
Flank Speed: 35 knots
Range: 6500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold for scrap 2 April 1970