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U.S.S. GANSEVOORT
(DD-608)Click to view crew list
DD-608 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-608 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-608 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUN | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 16 JUN 1941 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation San Francisco CA | ||
| APR | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 11 APR 1942 | ||
| AUG | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 25 AUG 1942 | ||
| FEB | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 1 FEB 1946 | ||
DD-608 General Specifications
Class: Benson-class destroyer
Named for: Guert Gansevoort
Complement: 276 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1620 tons
Length: 348 feet 4 inches
Beam: 36 feet 1 inches
Flank Speed: 37 Knots
Final Disposition: Sunk as target 23 March 1972