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U.S.S. ABNER READ
(DD-526)Click to view crew list
DD-526 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| OCT | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 30 OCT 1941 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation San Francisco CA | ||
| AUG | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 18 AUG 1942 | ||
| FEB | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 5 FEB 1943 | ||
| JUN | 1943 | - | NOV | 1943 | Alaska |
DD-526 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher-class destroyer
Named for: Abner Read
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 in action 3 May 1945