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U.S.S. GILLESPIE
(DD-609)STRENGTH & HONOR
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DD-609 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-609 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-609 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEP | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 18 SEP 1942 | ||
| SEP | 1942 | - | APR | 1946 | Antarctic Circle |
| NOV | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 1 NOV 1942 | ||
| APR | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 17 APR 1946 | ||
DD-609 General Specifications
Class: Benson-class destroyer
Named for: Archibald H. Gillespie
Complement: 261 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1620 tons
Length: 348 feet 4 inches
Beam: 36 feet 1 inches
Flank Speed: 35 knots
Final Disposition: Sunk as a target in 1973