 |
|||||||
 |
|||||||
| For RATING SHIRTS - Click on your Rating Abbreviation below: | |||||||
U.S.S. TWIGGS
(DD-591)Click to view crew list
DD-591 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-591 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-591 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 20 JAN 1943 at Charleston Navy Yard | ||
| APR | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 7 APR 1943 | ||
| NOV | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 4 NOV 1943 | ||
DD-591 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: Levi Twiggs
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 battle off Okinawa 16 June 1945