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U.S.S. BUSH
(DD-529)FIGHTING 29
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DD-529 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-529 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-529 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEB | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 12 FEB 1942 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation San Francisco CA | ||
| OCT | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 27 OCT 1942 | ||
| MAY | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 10 MAY 1943 | ||
DD-529 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher-class destroyer
Named for: William Sharp Bush
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 Okinawa 16 April 1945