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U.S.S. PLUNKETT
(DD-431)Click to view crew list
DD-431 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAR | 1939 | - | Keel Date: 1 MAR 1939 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company | ||
| MAR | 1940 | - | Launch Date: 7 MAR 1940 | ||
| JUL | 1940 | - | Commissioned: 17 JUL 1940 | ||
| MAY | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 3 MAY 1946 | ||
DD-431 General Specifications
Class: Gleaves-class destroyer
Named for: Charles Peshall Plunkett
Complement: 16 Officers and 260 Enlisted
Displacement: 1630 tons
Length: 348 feet 3 inches
Beam: 36 feet 1 inches
Flank Speed: 37 Knots
Range: 6 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition:To Taiwan 16 February 1959