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U.S.S. NEWCOMB
(DD-586)Click to view crew list
DD-586 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAR | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 19 MAR 1943 at Boston Navy Yard | ||
| JUL | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 4 JUL 1943 | ||
| NOV | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 10 NOV 1943 | ||
| NOV | 1943 | - | JAN | 1944 | Sea Trials |
| FEB | 1944 | - | FEB | 1944 | Pearl Harbor Hawaii |
| MAR | 1944 | - | APR | 1944 | Majuro Atoll Marshall Islands |
| JUN | 1944 | - | JUL | 1944 | Saipan Mariana Islands |
| SEP | 1944 | - | SEP | 1944 | Palau Islands |
| OCT | 1944 | - | JAN | 1945 | Leyte Gulf Phililppines |
| JAN | 1945 | - | JAN | 1945 | Lingayen Gulf Philippines |
| FEB | 1945 | - | MAR | 1945 | Iwo Jima |
| MAR | 1945 | - | APR | 1945 | Okinawa |
| APR | 1945 | - | JUN | 1945 | Kerala Retto Okinawa |
| NOV | 1945 | - | Decommissioned: 20 NOV 1945 | ||
| MAR | 1946 | - | MAR | 1946 | Stricken |
| OCT | 1947 | - | OCT | 1947 | Scrapped |
DD-586 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: Frank H. Newcomb
Complement: 329 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:Scrapped October 1947