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U.S.S. SMALLEY
(DD-565)NEVER GIVE UP
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DD-565 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEB | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 14 FEB 1943 at Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 27 OCT 1943 | ||
| MAR | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 31 MAR 1944 | ||
| JUN | 1944 | - | JAN | 1946 | Alaska |
| JAN | 1953 | - | NOV | 1953 | Circumnavigation |
| MAR | 1956 | - | JUN | 1957 | Middle Pacific |
| MAR | 1956 | - | JUN | 1957 | Mediterranean-West Africa |
| SEP | 1957 | - | Decommissioned: 30 SEP 1957 | ||
DD-565 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher-class destroyer
Named for: Anthony A. Smalley
Complement: 319 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2050 tons
Length: 376 feet 6 inches
Beam: 39 feet 8 inches
Flank Speed: 38 knots
Range: 6 500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Sold for scrap 4 January 1966