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U.S.S. BUTLER
(DD-636)Click to view crew list
DD-636 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DD-636 Shellback Initiation | Add a DD-636 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEP | 1941 | - | Keel Date: 16 SEP 1941 at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | ||
| FEB | 1942 | - | Launch Date: 12 FEB 1942 | ||
| AUG | 1942 | - | Commissioned: 15 AUG 1942 | ||
| SEP | 1942 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 SEP 1942 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1945 | - | Decommissioned: 8 NOV 1945 | ||
DD-636 General Specifications
Class: Gleaves-class destroyer
Complement: 16 Officers and 260 Enlisted
Displacement: 1630 tons
Length: 348 feet 3 inches
Beam: 36 feet 1 inches
Draft: 11 feet 10 in
Range: 6 500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Sold 10 January 1948 and broken up for scrap.