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U.S.S. HENRY A. WILEY
(DD-749)HAMMERING HANK
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DD-749 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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APR | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 21 APR 1944 | ||
AUG | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 31 AUG 1944 | ||
FEB | 1945 | - | MAR | 1945 | Iwo Jima |
APR | 1945 | - | OCT | 1945 | Okinawa |
JAN | 1947 | - | Decommissioned: 29 JAN 1947 |
DD-749 General Specifications
Class: Robert H. Smith-class destroyer
Complement: 336 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2200 tons
Length: 376 feet 5 inches
Beam: 41 feet
Draft: 15 feet 8 in
Final Disposition: Sold in 1968 for scrapping