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U.S.S. MEREDITH
(DD-434)Click to view crew list
DD-434 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUN | 1939 | - | Keel Date: 1 JUN 1939 at Boston Navy Yard | ||
| APR | 1940 | - | Launch Date: 24 APR 1940 | ||
| MAR | 1941 | - | Commissioned: 1 MAR 1941 | ||
DD-434 General Specifications
Class: Gleaves-class destroyer
Complement: 208 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1630 tons
Length: 348 feet 3 inches
Beam: 36 feet 1 inches
Draft: 11 feet 10 in
Range: 6 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition: Sunk by enemy action 15 October 1942