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U.S.S. BUCK
(DD-761)BUCKANEERS
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DD-761 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEB | 1944 | - | Keel Date: 1 FEB 1944 at Bethlehem Steel San Francisco | ||
| MAR | 1945 | - | Launch Date: 11 MAR 1945 | ||
| JUN | 1946 | - | Commissioned: 28 JUN 1946 | ||
| JAN | 1951 | - | JUN | 1951 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| DEC | 1951 | - | JAN | 1953 | West Pac |
| JUN | 1955 | - | DEC | 1955 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1960 | - | DEC | 1963 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1965 | - | JUL | 1965 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAY | 1966 | - | DEC | 1966 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1967 | - | NOV | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1967 | - | NOV | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1967 | - | NOV | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAR | 1967 | - | Shellback Initiation - 21 MAR 1967 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| JAN | 1968 | - | NOV | 1968 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAR | 1968 | - | Shellback Initiation - 21 MAR 1968 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1968 | - | Shellback Initiation - 21 MAR 1968 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1968 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 MAR 1968 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1968 | - | Shellback Initiation - 21 MAR 1968 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| APR | 1969 | - | SEP | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| APR | 1969 | - | OCT | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| APR | 1969 | - | SEP | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| FEB | 1970 | - | DEC | 1970 | West Pac |
| APR | 1970 | - | MAY | 1971 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1971 | - | JAN | 1972 | West Pac |
DD-761 General Specifications
Class: Allen M. Sumner class destroyer
Named for: James Buck
Complement: 336 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2200 tons
Length: 376 feet 6 inches
Beam: 40 feet
Flank Speed: 34 knots
Range: 6500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Scrapped
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