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U.S.S. BEATTY
(DD-640)Click to view crew list
DD-640 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAY | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 1 MAY 1941 at Charleston Navy Yard | ||
| DEC | 1941 | - | Launch Date: 20 DEC 1941 | ||
| MAY | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 7 MAY 1942 | ||
DD-640 General Specifications
Class: Gleaves-class destroyer
Complement: 16 Officers and 260 Enlisted
Displacement: 2060 tons
Length: 348 feet 3 inches
Beam: 36 feet 1 inches
Draft: 11 feet 10 in
Range: 6 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition: Sunk by German aircraft off Algeria 6 November 1943