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U.S.S. COTTEN
(DD-669)THE GUARDIAN ANGEL
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DD-669 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEB | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 8 FEB 1943 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Kearny NJ | ||
| JUN | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 12 JUN 1943 | ||
| JUL | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 24 JUL 1943 | ||
| MAY | 1953 | - | JAN | 1954 | Circumnavigation |
| MAY | 1953 | - | JAN | 1954 | Circumnavigation |
| MAY | 1958 | - | NOV | 1958 | Blue Bat Operatin |
| SEP | 1958 | - | Shellback Initiation - 7 SEP 1958 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1959 | - | OCT | 1959 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
| MAY | 1960 | - | Decommissioned: 2 MAY 1960 | ||
DD-669 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: Lyman A. Cotten
Complement: 336 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 31 July 1975