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U.S.S. WELLES
(DD-628)Click to view crew list
DD-628 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| SEP | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 27 SEP 1941 at Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation | ||
| SEP | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 7 SEP 1942 | ||
| AUG | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 16 AUG 1943 | ||
| FEB | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 4 FEB 1946 | ||
DD-628 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 for scrapping 18 July 1969