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U.S.S. JOHN HOOD
(DD-655)ANYWHERE - ANYTIME
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DD-655 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCT | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 12 OCT 1942 at Gulf Shipbuilding Corp. Chickasaw Alabama | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 25 OCT 1943 | ||
| JUN | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 7 JUN 1944 | ||
| SEP | 1944 | - | AUG | 1945 | WWII North Pacific |
| AUG | 1945 | - | NOV | 1945 | Japan - Occupation |
| JAN | 1947 | - | JAN | 1947 | Decommissioned |
| AUG | 1951 | - | AUG | 1951 | Recommissioned |
| MAR | 1952 | - | AUG | 1953 | korea |
| JAN | 1958 | - | JAN | 1959 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1963 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 SEP 1963 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1964 | - | JUL | 1964 | Decommisioning |
DD-655 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: John Hood
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:Sold for scrap 12 April 1976