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U.S.S. WADWORTH
(DD-516)WILLY WADSWORTH
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DD-516 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| AUG | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 18 AUG 1942 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
| JAN | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 10 JAN 1943 | ||
| MAR | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 16 MAR 1943 | ||
| APR | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 18 APR 1946 | ||
DD-516 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher-class destroyer
Named for: Alexander S. Wadsworth
Displacement: 2050 tons
Length: 376 feet 6 inches
Beam: 39 feet 8 inches
Draft: 17 feet 9 in
Range: 6500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Transferred to West German Navy 6 October 1959