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U.S.S. BEARSS
(DD-654)Click to view crew list
DD-654 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUL | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 14 JUL 1942 at Gulf Shipbuilding Corp. Chickasaw Alabama | ||
| JUL | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 25 JUL 1943 | ||
| APR | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 12 APR 1944 | ||
| AUG | 1945 | - | Shellback Initiation - 14 AUG 1945 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1951 | - | DEC | 1974 | Recommisioning |
| APR | 1954 | - | OCT | 1954 | Circumnavigation |
| SEP | 1954 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 SEP 1954 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1956 | - | JAN | 1957 | Caribbean |
| OCT | 1956 | - | SEP | 1960 | Regular Overhaul |
| OCT | 1957 | - | MAR | 1958 | Mediterranean - Gulf of Aden |
| AUG | 1958 | - | Shellback Initiation - 16 AUG 1958 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1961 | - | JAN | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
DD-654 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: Hiram I. Bearss
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:Sold for scrap 14 April 1976