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U.S.S. CHARLES H. ROAN

(DD-853)


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DD-853 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
APR1945-Keel Date: 2 APR 1945
MAR1946-Launch Date: 15 MAR 1946
SEP1946-Commissioned: 12 SEP 1946
JAN1955-Shellback Initiation - 27 JAN 1955 - Indian Ocean
APR1960-SEP1960Mediterranean-Indian Ocean
OCT1962-OCT1962Cuban Missle Blockade
JUN1964-AUG1964Mediterranean
APR1966-Shellback Initiation - 9 APR 1966 - Indian Ocean
JAN1967-MAY1967Mediterranean
MAR1967-AUG1967Mediterranean
JAN1969-JAN1971North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean
NOV1970-MAY1971Mediterranean
JUL1971-NOV1971Dry Dock
JAN1972-MAR1972Refresher Training at Guantanamo Bay Cuba
APR1972-OCT1972Circumnavigation
APR1972-OCT1972Around the World
SEP1972-SEP1972West Pac-Viet Nam

DD-853 General Specifications

Named for: Charles H. Roan

Complement: 367 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 2425 tons

Length: 390.5 feet

Beam: 41.1 feet

Draft: 18.5 feet

Final Disposition: Transferred to Turkey 1973