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U.S.S. PRINGLE
(DD-477)Click to view crew list
DD-477 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUL | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 31 JUL 1941 at Charleston Navy Yard | ||
| MAY | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 2 MAY 1942 | ||
| MAY | 1942 | - | APR | 1945 | Sunk by kamikazi aircraft off of okinawa during WWII |
| SEP | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 15 SEP 1942 | ||
DD-477 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher-class destroyer
Named for: Joel R. P. Pringle
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:Sunk off San Francisco California in a collision April 1