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U.S.S. MADDOX
(DD-731)THE GALLOPING GHOST OF THE
CHINA COAST
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DD-731 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCT | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 28 OCT 1943 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
| MAR | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 19 MAR 1944 | ||
| JUN | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 2 JUN 1944 | ||
| JAN | 1964 | - | JAN | 1966 | West Pac |
| JUL | 1964 | - | AUG | 1964 | Tonkin Gulf Incident |
| NOV | 1966 | - | JUN | 1967 | West Pac |
| FEB | 1967 | - | Shellback Initiation - 28 FEB 1967 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| FEB | 1967 | - | Shellback Initiation - 8 FEB 1967 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1968 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 JUL 1968 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1968 | - | DEC | 1968 | West Pac |
| JUL | 1968 | - | DEC | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
DD-731 General Specifications
Class: Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
Named for: William A. T. Maddox
Complement: 336 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2200 tons
Length: 376 feet 6 inches
Beam: 40 feet
Flank Speed: 34 knots
Range: 6500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold to Taiwan Scrapped in 1985
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