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U.S.S. BURNS
(DD-588)Click to view crew list
DD-588 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAY | 1942 | - | Keel Date: 9 MAY 1942 at Charleston Navy Yard | ||
| AUG | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 8 AUG 1942 | ||
| APR | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 3 APR 1943 | ||
| JUN | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 25 JUN 1946 | ||
DD-588 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: Otway Burns
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 a target 20 June 1974