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U.S.S. MEADE
(DD-602)FEEDY MEADY
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DD-602 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAR | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 25 MAR 1941 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Staten Island NY | ||
| FEB | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 15 FEB 1942 | ||
| JUN | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 22 JUN 1942 | ||
| JUN | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 17 JUN 1946 | ||
| JAN | 1973 | - | FEB | 1973 | sinking |
| JAN | 1973 | - | FEB | 1973 | Sunk by USS Biddle DLG 34 off the coast of N. Florida |
DD-602 General Specifications
Class: Benson-class destroyer
Named for: Richard Worsam and Robert Leamy Meade
Complement: 268 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1620 tons
Length: 348 feet 4 inches
Beam: 36 feet 1 inches
Flank Speed: 38 knots
Final Disposition: Sunk as a target February 1973