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U.S.S. HALSEY POWELL
(DD-686)HAVE GUNS WILL TRAVEL
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DD-686 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEB | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 3 FEB 1943 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company Staten Island | ||
| JUN | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 30 JUN 1943 | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 25 OCT 1943 | ||
| JAN | 1945 | - | JUN | 1946 | Middle Pacific |
| MAR | 1945 | - | APR | 1945 | KAMAKAZI ATTACK MAR. 20 1945 |
| APR | 1951 | - | APR | 1951 | Recommisioning |
| MAR | 1955 | - | SEP | 1955 | West Pac |
| MAR | 1956 | - | SEP | 1956 | West Pac |
| JUL | 1958 | - | DEC | 1958 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1961 | - | AUG | 1964 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1962 | - | SEP | 1962 | Operation Dominic JTF-8 Christmas Is S. Pacific. Nuclear tests |
| APR | 1962 | - | Shellback Initiation - 8 APR 1962 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| APR | 1962 | - | Shellback Initiation - 8 APR 1962 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1962 | - | Shellback Initiation - 21 JUN 1962 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1962 | - | Shellback Initiation - 21 JUN 1962 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1963 | - | DEC | 1963 | West Pac |
| OCT | 1963 | - | APR | 1964 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1966 | - | JAN | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
DD-686 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: Halsey Powell
Complement: 329 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2050 tons
Length: 376.4 feet
Beam: 39.6 feet
Flank Speed: 38 knots
Range: 6500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Transferred to the Republic of Korea 27 April 1968