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U.S.S. BUCHANAN
(DD-484)SCRAPPEROOS
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DD-484 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| FEB | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 11 FEB 1941 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company | ||
| NOV | 1941 | - | Launch Date: 22 NOV 1941 | ||
| MAR | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 21 MAR 1942 | ||
| APR | 1944 | - | JUN | 1944 | Dry Dock |
| APR | 1948 | - | Decommissioned: 28 APR 1948 | ||
DD-484 General Specifications
Class: Gleaves-class destroyer
Complement: 16 Officers and 260 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: Transferred to Turkey 28 April 1949