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U.S.S. STEMBEL
(DD-644)CAN DO CAN
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DD-644 Deployments - Major Events
Add a DD-644 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-644 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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DEC | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 21 DEC 1942 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
MAY | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 8 MAY 1943 | ||
JUL | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 16 JUL 1943 | ||
JAN | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 24 JAN 1944 - Pacific Ocean | ||
JUL | 1957 | - | Shellback Initiation - 17 JUL 1957 - Pacific Ocean | ||
JUL | 1957 | - | Shellback Initiation - 21 JUL 1957 - Pacific Ocean | ||
MAY | 1958 | - | Decommissioned: 27 MAY 1958 |
DD-644 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: Roger N. Stembel
Complement: 329 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2050 tons
Length: 376 feet 6 inches
Beam: 39 feet 8 inches
Flank Speed: 35 knots
Range: 6500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Loaned to Argentina 7 August 1961