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U.S.S. CAPPS
(DD-550)Click to view crew list
DD-550 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-550 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-550 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUN | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 12 JUN 1941 at Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation Chickasaw Alabama | ||
| MAY | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 31 MAY 1942 | ||
| JUN | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 23 JUN 1943 | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Shellback Initiation - 21 OCT 1943 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1947 | - | Decommissioned: 15 JAN 1947 | ||
DD-550 General Specifications
Named for: Washington L. Capps
Complement: 273 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2050 tons
Length: 376 feet 6 inches
Beam: 39 feet 8 inches
Draft: 17 feet 9 in
Range: 6 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition: Transferred to Spain 15 May 1957