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U.S.S. JOHN RODGERS

(DD-574)

FLAG SHIP OF SQUAD DOG 25

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DD-574 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JUL1941-Keel Date: 25 JUL 1941
at Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange TX
MAY1942-Launch Date: 7 MAY 1942
FEB1943-Commissioned: 9 FEB 1943
JUN1943-MAR1946West Pac
AUG1943-MAR1946Middle Pacific
AUG1943-APR1946Middle Pacific
MAR1944-Shellback Initiation - 2 MAR 1944 - Pacific Ocean
MAY1946-Decommissioned: 25 MAY 1946

DD-574 General Specifications

Class: Fletcher-class destroyer

Named for: three members of the Rodgers family

Complement: 273 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 2050 tons

Length: 376 feet 6 inches

Beam: 39 feet 8 inches

Flank Speed: 35 knots

Range: 6 500 Nautical Miles

Final Disposition:Transferred to Mexico 19 Aug 1970