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U.S.S. SPROSTON
(DD-577)Click to view crew list
DD-577 Deployments - Major Events
Add a DD-577 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-577 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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APR | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 1 APR 1942 at Consolidated Steel Corporation Orange TX | ||
JUN | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 30 JUN 1942 | ||
AUG | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 31 AUG 1942 | ||
MAR | 1951 | - | MAY | 1951 | Eniwetok; Marshal Islands Personal Records |
JUN | 1952 | - | DEC | 1952 | WestPac (Korea Task Force 77) |
JUL | 1954 | - | Shellback Initiation - 9 JUL 1954 - Pacific Ocean | ||
OCT | 1960 | - | APR | 1961 | West Pac |
OCT | 1960 | - | APR | 1961 | West Pac |
FEB | 1964 | - | AUG | 1964 | West Pac |
JAN | 1966 | - | JUN | 1966 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
MAY | 1966 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 MAY 1966 - Pacific Ocean | ||
MAR | 1967 | - | OCT | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
JUN | 1967 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 JUN 1967 - Pacific Ocean |
DD-577 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: John G. Sproston
Complement: 273 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2150 tons
Length: 376 feet 6 inches
Beam: 39 feet 8 inches
Flank Speed: 35 knots
Range: 6500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold for scrap 15 September 1971