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U.S.S. HOBBY
(DD-610)Click to view crew list
DD-610 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUN | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 4 JUN 1942 | ||
| NOV | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 18 NOV 1942 | ||
| FEB | 1946 | - | Decommissioned: 1 FEB 1946 | ||
| FEB | 1948 | - | JAN | 1950 | North Atlantic |
DD-610 General Specifications
Class: Benson-class destroyer
Named for: James H. Hobby
Complement: 259 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 1620 tons
Length: 348 feet 4 inches
Beam: 36 feet 1 inches
Flank Speed: 38 kts
Final Disposition: Sunk in exercise 1 June 1972