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U.S.S. VAN VALKENBURGH
(DD-656)STEADFAST AND LOYAL
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DD-656 Deployments - Major Events
Add a DD-656 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-656 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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NOV | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 15 NOV 1942 | ||
DEC | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 19 DEC 1943 | ||
AUG | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 2 AUG 1944 | ||
APR | 1946 | - | MAR | 1951 | Decommisioning |
MAR | 1951 | - | FEB | 1954 | Recommisioning |
FEB | 1954 | - | Decommissioned: 26 FEB 1954 |
DD-656 General Specifications
Complement: 319 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2050 tons
Length: 376 feet 6 inches
Beam: 39 feet 8 inches
Draft: 13 feet 9 in
Flank Speed: 38 knots
Final Disposition: Scrapped 1987