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U.S.S. MURRAY
(DD-576)GATORS
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DD-576 Deployments - Major Events
Add a DD-576 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-576 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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MAR | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 16 MAR 1942 at Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange TX | ||
AUG | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 16 AUG 1942 | ||
MAR | 1943 | - | JAN | 1945 | West Pac |
APR | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 20 APR 1943 | ||
MAR | 1958 | - | MAY | 1961 | Task Group Alpha - AntiSubmarine Warfare Grp |
JUN | 1958 | - | JUN | 1959 | Caribbean |
MAR | 1959 | - | MAY | 1959 | Sea Trials |
JAN | 1961 | - | JAN | 1961 | BAY OF PIGS CUBA |
OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
NOV | 1963 | - | JUN | 1964 | Mediterranean |
MAY | 1966 | - | Decommissioning |
DD-576 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: Capt. Alexander Murray
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 scrapping 14 May 1971