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U.S.S. TAYLOR
(DD-468)THE TERRIBLE T
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DD-468 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUG | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 28 AUG 1941 at Bath Iron Works Bath ME | ||
| JUN | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 7 JUN 1942 | ||
| AUG | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 28 AUG 1942 | ||
| JAN | 1943 | - | JAN | 1946 | Panama Canal |
| APR | 1952 | - | JAN | 1956 | Recommisioning |
| AUG | 1959 | - | Shellback Initiation - 19 AUG 1959 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1959 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 OCT 1959 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1959 | - | APR | 1960 | West Pac |
| JUL | 1962 | - | Shellback Initiation - 30 JUL 1962 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1962 | - | NOV | 1962 | Operation Domonic - Johnston Atoll - Nuclear Tests |
| FEB | 1966 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 FEB 1966 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| AUG | 1967 | - | FEB | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1969 | - | Shellback Initiation - 27 JAN 1969 - Pacific Ocean | ||
DD-468 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher-class destroyer
Named for: William Rogers Taylor
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:Transferred to Italy 2 July 1969
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