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U.S.S. KIMBERLY
(DD-521)THE MIGHTY K
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DD-521 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-521 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-521 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | 1942 | - | JAN | 1944 | Middle Pacific |
| JUL | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 27 JUL 1942 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Staten Island | ||
| FEB | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 4 FEB 1943 | ||
| MAY | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 22 MAY 1943 | ||
| SEP | 1943 | - | SEP | 1943 | Panama Canal |
| NOV | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 4 NOV 1944 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1952 | - | DEC | 1952 | Round World Cruise and Time spent in Korean Waters |
| OCT | 1952 | - | Shellback Initiation - 25 OCT 1952 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1954 | - | Decommissioned: 15 JAN 1954 | ||
DD-521 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher-class destroyer
Named for: Lewis A. Kimberly
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:Loaned to Taiwan 1 June 1967