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U.S.S. MACOMB
(DD-458)THE MIGHTY MAC
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DD-458 Deployments - Major Events
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Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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SEP | 1940 | - | Keel Date: 3 SEP 1940 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
SEP | 1941 | - | Launch Date: 23 SEP 1941 | ||
JAN | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 26 JAN 1942 | ||
NOV | 1942 | - | JUN | 1944 | North Atlantic? |
OCT | 1954 | - | Decommissioned: 19 OCT 1954 |
DD-458 General Specifications
Class: Gleaves-class destroyer
Named for: William H. and David B. Macomb
Displacement: 2230 tons
Length: 348 feet 2 inches
Beam: 36 feet 1 inches
Draft: 15 feet 8 in
Range: 6 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition: Transferred to Japan 19 October 1954