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U.S.S. MILLER
(DD-535)POUR LE DROIT
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DD-535 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-535 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-535 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUG | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 18 AUG 1942 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation San Francisco CA | ||
| FEB | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 15 FEB 1943 | ||
| AUG | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 31 AUG 1943 | ||
| JUL | 1945 | - | OCT | 1945 | Regular Overhaul |
| MAY | 1951 | - | MAY | 1951 | Recommisioned |
| JUL | 1952 | - | MAR | 1953 | Circumnavigation |
| JUL | 1953 | - | JAN | 1954 | Circumnavigation |
| MAY | 1957 | - | SEP | 1957 | Mediterranean |
| APR | 1958 | - | SEP | 1958 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
| OCT | 1961 | - | APR | 1962 | Germany |
| OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
DD-535 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher-class destroyer
Named for: James Miller
Complement: 314 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2050 tons
Length: 376 feet 6 inches
Beam: 39 feet 8 inches
Flank Speed: 35 knots
Range: 6500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold 31 July 1975 scrapped