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U.S.S. SHANNON
(DD-737)Click to view crew list
DD-737 Deployments - Major Events
Add a DD-737 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-737 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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FEB | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 14 FEB 1944 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
JUN | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 24 JUN 1944 | ||
SEP | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 8 SEP 1944 | ||
JUL | 1947 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 JUL 1947 - Pacific Ocean | ||
OCT | 1955 | - | Decommissioned: 24 OCT 1955 |
DD-737 General Specifications
Class: Robert H. Smith-class destroyer
Complement: 363 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2200 tons
Length: 376 feet 6 inches
Beam: 40 feet 10 inches
Draft: 18 feet 10 in
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap May 1973