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U.S.S. OWEN
(DD-536)2100 TONS OF FIGHT
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DD-536 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-536 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-536 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| SEP | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 17 SEP 1942 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation San Francisco CA | ||
| MAR | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 21 MAR 1943 | ||
| SEP | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 20 SEP 1943 | ||
| MAY | 1958 | - | Decommissioned: 27 MAY 1958 | ||
DD-536 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher-class destroyer
Named for: Elias K. Owen
Complement: 329 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 for scrap 27 November 1973