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U.S.S. AARON WARD
(DD-483)Click to view crew list
DD-483 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| FEB | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 11 FEB 1941 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company | ||
| NOV | 1941 | - | Launch Date: 22 NOV 1941 | ||
| MAR | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 4 MAR 1942 | ||
DD-483 General Specifications
Class: Gleaves-class destroyer
Named for: Rear Admiral Aaron Ward
Complement: 208 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2060 tons
Length: 348 feet 4 inches
Beam: 36 feet 1 inches
Flank Speed: 35 knots
Range: 6 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition:Sunk in action 7 April 1943