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U.S.S. NIBLACK
(DD-424)Click to view crew list
DD-424 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| AUG | 1938 | - | Keel Date: 8 AUG 1938 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
| MAY | 1940 | - | Launch Date: 18 MAY 1940 | ||
| AUG | 1940 | - | Commissioned: 1 AUG 1940 | ||
| APR | 1941 | - | APR | 1941 | Depth Charge attack on German U-boat |
DD-424 General Specifications
Class: Gleaves-class destroyer
Complement: 16 Officers and 260 Enlisted
Displacement: 1630 tons
Length: 348 feet 3 inches
Beam: 36 feet 1 inches
Draft: 13 feet 2 in
Range: 6 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition: Sold 16 August 1973and broken up for scrap