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U.S.S. MACOMB

(DD-458)

THE MIGHTY MAC

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DD-458 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
SEP1940-Keel Date: 3 SEP 1940
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SEP1941-Launch Date: 23 SEP 1941
JAN1942-Commissioned: 26 JAN 1942
NOV1942-JUN1944North Atlantic?
OCT1954-Decommissioned: 19 OCT 1954

DD-458 General Specifications

Class: Gleaves-class destroyer

Named for: William H. and David B. Macomb

Displacement: 2230 tons

Length: 348 feet 2 inches

Beam: 36 feet 1 inches

Draft: 15 feet 8 in

Range: 6 500 nautical miles

Final Disposition: Transferred to Japan 19 October 1954