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U.S.S. BELL
(DD-587)Click to view crew list
DD-587 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| DEC | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 30 DEC 1941 at Charleston Navy Yard | ||
| JUN | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 24 JUN 1942 | ||
| MAR | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 4 MAR 1943 | ||
| DEC | 1943 | - | Shellback Initiation - 9 DEC 1943 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JUN | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 14 JUN 1946 | ||
DD-587 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: Henry H. Bell
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:Sunk as target 11 May 1975