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U.S.S. KALK
(DD-611)Click to view crew list
DD-611 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUN | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 30 JUN 1941 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation San Francisco CA | ||
| JUN | 1942 | - | AUG | 1946 | Middle Pacific |
| JUL | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 18 JUL 1942 | ||
| OCT | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 17 OCT 1942 | ||
| MAY | 1944 | - | AUG | 1947 | Middle Pacific |
| JUN | 1944 | - | JUN | 1944 | Damaged by Japanese bomber off Biak - 6/12/1944 - 30 KIA |
| JUL | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 JUL 1944 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 3 MAY 1946 | ||
DD-611 General Specifications
Class: Benson-class destroyer
Named for: Stanton Frederick Kalk
Complement: 258 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1620 tons
Length: 348 feet 4 inches
Beam: 36 feet 1 inches
Flank Speed: 37 Knots
Final Disposition: Sunk as a target in March 1969