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U.S.S. NELSON
(DD-623)Click to view crew list
DD-623 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAY | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 7 MAY 1942 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company | ||
| SEP | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 15 SEP 1942 | ||
| NOV | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 26 NOV 1942 | ||
| JUN | 1944 | - | JUN | 1944 | Normandy |
DD-623 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 18 July 1969 andbroken up for scrap