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U.S.S. JOSEPH P. KENNEDY
(DD-850)FIGHTIN IRISH
OF THE FLEET
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DD-850 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APR | 1945 | - | Keel Date: 2 APR 1945 | ||
| JUL | 1945 | - | Launch Date: 26 JUL 1945 | ||
| DEC | 1945 | - | Commissioned: 15 DEC 1945 | ||
| JUN | 1951 | - | Shellback Initiation - 27 JUN 1951 - Indian Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1951 | - | Shellback Initiation - 27 JUN 1951 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1956 | - | OCT | 1957 | Dry Dock |
| JUN | 1959 | - | JUL | 1959 | Great Lakes |
| MAR | 1960 | - | OCT | 1960 | Mediterranean |
| OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| MAR | 1964 | - | SEP | 1964 | Mediterranean |
| MAR | 1967 | - | AUG | 1967 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean |
| MAY | 1967 | - | Shellback Initiation - 6 MAY 1967 - Indian Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1967 | - | Shellback Initiation - 14 MAY 1967 - Indian Ocean | ||
| APR | 1968 | - | SEP | 1968 | Mediterranean |
| OCT | 1968 | - | MAR | 1969 | Boston Navy Yard |
| MAR | 1969 | - | APR | 1969 | Dry Dock |
| JUN | 1969 | - | AUG | 1969 | Guantanamo Bay |
| OCT | 1969 | - | MAY | 1970 | Decommisioning |
| NOV | 1969 | - | MAY | 1970 | Mediterranean |
| APR | 1971 | - | OCT | 1971 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
| JUN | 1972 | - | DEC | 1972 | Mediterranean |
DD-850 General Specifications
Class: Gearing-class destroyer
Complement: 14 Officers and 260 Enlisted
Displacement: 2425 tons
Length: 390 feet 6 inches
Beam: 40 feet 10 inches
Draft: 14 feet 4 in
Range: 5 800 miles
Final Disposition: Museum ship