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U.S.S. MEREDITH
(DD-726)Click to view crew list
DD-726 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUL | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 26 JUL 1943 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
| DEC | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 21 DEC 1943 | ||
| MAR | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 14 MAR 1944 | ||
DD-726 General Specifications
Class: Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Named for: Jonathan Meredith
Complement: 336 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2200 tons
Length: 376 feet 6 inches
Beam: 40 feet
Flank Speed: 34 knots
Range: 6500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sunk 9 June 1944 Sold and Scrapped 5 August 1960