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U.S.S. AMMEN
(DD-527)FLAMING AMMEN
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DD-527 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-527 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-527 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOV | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 29 NOV 1941 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation San Francisco CA | ||
| SEP | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 17 SEP 1942 | ||
| MAR | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 20 MAR 1943 | ||
| JAN | 1950 | - | JAN | 1954 | Inchon Landing |
| JAN | 1955 | - | JAN | 1959 | West Pac |
| JUN | 1955 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 JUN 1955 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| FEB | 1956 | - | SEP | 1956 | West Pac |
| SEP | 1960 | - | Decommissioned: 15 SEP 1960 | ||
| SEP | 1960 | - | Shellback Initiation - 11 SEP 1960 - Pacific Ocean | ||
DD-527 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher-class destroyer
Named for: Daniel Ammen
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:Sold for scrap 20 April 1961