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U.S.S. LEWIS HANCOCK
(DD-675)Click to view crew list
DD-675 Deployments - Major Events
Add a DD-675 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-675 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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MAR | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 31 MAR 1943 at Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Kearny N.J. | ||
AUG | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 1 AUG 1943 | ||
SEP | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 29 SEP 1943 | ||
MAY | 1951 | - | SEP | 1954 | Commisioning |
FEB | 1952 | - | Shellback Initiation - 24 FEB 1952 - Indian Ocean | ||
DEC | 1957 | - | Decommissioned: 18 DEC 1957 |
DD-675 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: Lewis Hancock
Complement: 329 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2050 tons
Length: 376 feet 5 inches
Beam: 39 feet 7 inches
Flank Speed: 35 knots
Range: 6 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition:Transferred to Brazil 1 August 1967