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U.S.S. MORRISON
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DD-560 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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JUN | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 30 JUN 1942 at Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation | ||
JUL | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 4 JUL 1943 | ||
DEC | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 18 DEC 1943 | ||
DEC | 1943 | - | MAY | 1945 | Middle Pacific |
DD-560 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: John G. Morrison
Complement: 273 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:Sunk in action 4 May 1945