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U.S.S. HAZELWOOD
(DD-531)PUT UP THE ROAD RUNNER FLAG
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DD-531 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-531 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-531 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APR | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 11 APR 1942 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation San Francisco CA | ||
| NOV | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 20 NOV 1942 | ||
| JUN | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 18 JUN 1943 | ||
| APR | 1945 | - | APR | 1945 | Took kamikaze attack off Okinawa |
| NOV | 1951 | - | Shellback Initiation - 13 NOV 1951 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1954 | - | Shellback Initiation - 31 MAY 1954 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1962 | - | DEC | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
| JUN | 1964 | - | JUL | 1964 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1965 | - | MAR | 1965 | Decommisioning |
DD-531 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher-class destroyer
Named for: John Hazelwood
Complement: 336 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2050 tons
Length: 376 feet 6 inches
Beam: 39 feet 8 inches
Flank Speed: 35 kn
Range: 6500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold 14 April 1976 scrapped