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U.S.S. JOHNSTON
(DD-557)Click to view crew list
DD-557 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAY | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 6 MAY 1942 at Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation | ||
| MAR | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 25 MAR 1943 | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 27 OCT 1943 | ||
DD-557 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: John V. Johnston
Complement: 273 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2700 tons
Length: 376 feet 6 inches
Beam: 39 feet 8 inches
Flank Speed: 35 knots
Range: 6500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sunk 25 October 1944 Battle off Samar