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U.S.S. CHARLES F. HUGHES
(DD-428)Click to view crew list
DD-428 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAY | 1940 | - | Launch Date: 16 MAY 1940 | ||
| SEP | 1940 | - | Commissioned: 5 SEP 1940 | ||
| FEB | 1942 | - | FEB | 1942 | 2/27/1942 |
| MAR | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 18 MAR 1946 | ||
DD-428 General Specifications
Class: Benson-class destroyer
Named for: Charles Frederick Hughes
Complement: 191 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1620 tons
Length: 348 feet 3 inches
Beam: 36 feet 1 inches
Flank Speed: 33 kts
Final Disposition: Sunk as target 26 March 1969