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U.S.S. WOODROW R. THOMPSON
(DD-721)Click to view crew list
DD-721 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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AUG | 1945 | - | Keel Date: 1 AUG 1945 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Newark NJ | ||
MAR | 1946 | - | Launch Date: 16 MAR 1946 |
DD-721 General Specifications
Named for: Woodrow R. Thompson (1919-1942)
Complement: 336 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 3460 tons
Length: 390 feet 6 inches
Beam: 40 feet 10 inches
Draft: 14 feet 4 in
Range: 4 500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Sold incomplete for scrapping 29 August 1955