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U.S.S. WILEY
(DD-597)WEARY WILEY
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DD-597 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-597 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-597 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| AUG | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 10 AUG 1943 at Puget Sound Navy Yard | ||
| SEP | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 25 SEP 1944 | ||
| FEB | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 22 FEB 1945 | ||
| MAY | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 15 MAY 1946 | ||
DD-597 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: William Wiley
Complement: 329 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 scrap 2 April 1970