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USS JOSEPH P. KENNEDY
(DD-850)Fightin Irish
of the Fleet
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DD-850 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-850 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-850 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| 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 | |||
| MAR | 1956 | - | OCT | 1957 | Dry Dock |
| OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| MAY | 1967 | - | - | - | Shellback Initiation - 6 MAY 1967 - Indian Ocean |
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

































