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U.S.S. ROSS
(DD-563)ANYWHERE - ANYTIME
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DD-563 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| SEP | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 7 SEP 1942 at Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation | ||
| SEP | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 10 SEP 1943 | ||
| FEB | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 21 FEB 1944 | ||
| APR | 1954 | - | OCT | 1954 | world cruise |
| NOV | 1959 | - | Decommissioned: 6 NOV 1959 | ||
DD-563 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: David Ross
Complement: 314 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 as a target 26 January 1978