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U.S.S. MCCALLA

(DD-488)


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DD-488 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
SEP1941-Keel Date: 15 SEP 1941
at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
MAR1942-Launch Date: 20 MAR 1942
MAY1942-Commissioned: 27 MAY 1942
APR1949-Decommissioned: 29 APR 1949

DD-488 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: To Turkish Navy 29 April 1949