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U.S.S. RODMAN

(DD-456)


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DD-456 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
DEC1940-Keel Date: 16 DEC 1940
at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
SEP1941-Launch Date: 26 SEP 1941
APR1942-Commissioned: 29 APR 1942
JUL1955-Decommissioned: 28 JUL 1955

DD-456 General Specifications

Class: Gleaves-class destroyer

Named for: Hugh Rodman

Complement: 16 Officers and 260 Enlisted

Displacement: 1630 tons

Length: 348 feet 4 inches

Beam: 36 feet

Flank Speed: 37 knots

Range: 6 500 nautical miles

Final Disposition:Transferred to Taiwan 28 July 1955