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U.S.S. HEYWOOD L. EDWARDS
(DD-663)Click to view crew list
DD-663 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUL | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 4 JUL 1943 at Boston Navy Yard | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 6 OCT 1943 | ||
| JAN | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 26 JAN 1944 | ||
| JUL | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 1 JUL 1946 | ||
DD-663 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher-class destroyer
Named for: Heywood L. Edwards
Complement: 319 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2050 tons
Length: 376 feet 6 inches
Beam: 39 feet 8 inches
Flank Speed: 35 knots
Range: 6 500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Transferred to Japan 10 March 1959