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U.S.S. HENDON
(DD-638)Click to view crew list
DD-638 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| AUG | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 26 AUG 1941 at Norfolk Naval Shipyard Norfolk Virginia | ||
| FEB | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 2 FEB 1942 | ||
| DEC | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 20 DEC 1942 | ||
| JAN | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 28 JAN 1946 | ||
DD-638 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: Sunk as target off Florida 24 May 1973