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U.S.S. PORTER
(DD-800)Click to view crew list
DD-800 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUL | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 6 JUL 1943 at Todd Pacific Shipyards Seattle WA | ||
| MAR | 1944 | - | Launch Date: 13 MAR 1944 | ||
| JUN | 1944 | - | Commissioned: 24 JUN 1944 | ||
| AUG | 1953 | - | Decommissioned: 10 AUG 1953 | ||
DD-800 General Specifications
Class: Fletcher class destroyer
Named for: David Dixon Porter
Complement: 329 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 2050 tons
Length: 376 feet 5 inches
Beam: 39 feet 7 inches
Flank Speed: 35 knots
Range: 6 500 nautical miles
Final Disposition:Sold for scrap 21 March 1974