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U.S.S. KNAPP
(DD-653)Click to view crew list
DD-653 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-653 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-653 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAR | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 8 MAR 1943 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
| JUL | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 10 JUL 1943 | ||
| SEP | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 16 SEP 1943 | ||
| FEB | 1952 | - | MAR | 1953 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
| AUG | 1953 | - | MAR | 1954 | West Pacific ~ Korea |
| MAR | 1957 | - | Decommissioned: 4 MAR 1957 | ||
DD-653 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: Harry Shepard Knapp
Complement: 319 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:Scrapped but bridge restored and on display at Columbia R