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U.S.S. DAVISON
(DD-618)GIVE ME A FAST SHIP
FOR I INTEND TO GO IN HARMS WAY
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DD-618 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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FEB | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 26 FEB 1942 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company | ||
JUL | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 19 JUL 1942 | ||
SEP | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 11 SEP 1942 | ||
JUN | 1949 | - | Decommissioned: 24 JUN 1949 |
DD-618 General Specifications
Class: Gleaves-class destroyer
Complement: 16 Officers and 260 Enlisted
Displacement: 1630 tons
Length: 348 feet 3 inches
Beam: 36 feet 1 inches
Draft: 11 feet 10 in
Range: 6 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition: Sold 27 August 1973 andbroken up for scrap