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U.S.S. CONVERSE
(DD-509)LITTLE BEAVERS
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DD-509 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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FEB | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 23 FEB 1942 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
AUG | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 30 AUG 1942 | ||
NOV | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 20 NOV 1942 | ||
APR | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 23 APR 1946 |
DD-509 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher-class destroyer
Named for: George A. Converse
Complement: 336 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:Transferred to Spain 1 July 1959