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U.S.S. CHARLES J. BADGER
(DD-657)Click to view crew list
DD-657 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-657 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-657 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEP | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 24 SEP 1942 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company Staten Island | ||
| APR | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 3 APR 1943 | ||
| JUL | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 23 JUL 1943 | ||
| OCT | 1944 | - | Shellback Initiation - 5 OCT 1944 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1955 | - | JUL | 1957 | Mediterranean-West Africa |
| MAR | 1956 | - | JUN | 1956 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
| DEC | 1957 | - | Decommissioned: 20 DEC 1957 | ||
DD-657 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: Charles J. Badger
Complement: 319 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 to Chile for parts 10 May 1974