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USS LONGSHAW (DD-559)

CLASS - FLETCHER As Built.
Displacement 2924 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 376' 5"(oa) x 39' 7" x 13' 9" (Max)
Armament 5 x 5"/38AA, 4 x 1.1" AA, 4 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 38 Knots, Range 6500 NM@ 15 Knots, Crew 273.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding. June 16 1942.
Launched June 4 1943 and commissioned December 4 1943.
Fate Grounded off Okinawa and sunk by Japanese Shore Batteries May 18 1945.
84 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty.
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Longshaw 82kArtist's conception of the Longshaw as she appeared after original construction by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.Navy Yard Associates
Longshaw 70kUndated, location unknown.-
Longshaw 122kUndated, location unknown.-
Longshaw 104kUndated, location unknown. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 32, Design 21d.Captain Jerry Mason USN
USS LONGSHAW DD-559 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Joe Schneider
Address:
Phone:
E-mail: joenjul59@bellsouth.net

Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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