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U.S.S. JOHN D. HENLEY
(DD-553)Click to view crew list
DD-553 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUL | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 21 JUL 1941 at Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation Chickasaw Alabama | ||
| NOV | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 15 NOV 1942 | ||
| FEB | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 2 FEB 1944 | ||
| FEB | 1945 | - | FEB | 1945 | Assault on Iwo Jima |
| APR | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 30 APR 1946 | ||
DD-553 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: John D. Henley
Complement: 273 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2050 tons
Length: 376 feet 6 inches
Beam: 39 feet 8 inches
Flank Speed: 35 knots
Range: 6 500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold May 1970 and scrapped