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USS ROSS (DD-563)


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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. September 7 1942.
Launched September 18 1943 and commissioned February 21 1944.
Decommissioned June 4 1946, recommissioned October 27 1951.
Decommissioned November 6 1959.
Stricken December 1 1974.
Fate Sunk as target off Puerto Rico January 26 1978.

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Ross 82kArtist's conception of the Ross 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
Ross 35kUndated, location unknown.Don Halloran
Ross 36kUndated, location unknown.Don Halloran
Ross 89kNavy Photo 4798-45, bow on view of USS Ross (DD 563) off Mare Island on 27 June 1945. She was in overhaul at the yard from 1 March to 27 June 1945.Darryl Baker
Ross 112kNavy Photo 4801-45, stern view of USS Ross (DD 563) off Mare Island on 27 June 1945.Darryl Baker
Ross 129kCirca 1950's, location unknown.David Buell
Ross 50kCirca 1954, location unknown.Robert Hurst
Ross 124kMediteranean circa 1956-1957.Jerry Barson
Ross 75kReady for her fate, Norfolk 1968.Marc Piché
Ross 44kShip's patchMike Smolinski
Ross 29kShip's patchMike Smolinski

USS ROSS DD-563 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: Lloyd Collins
Address: P.O. Box 418, Peotone, IL 60468
Phone: (708)258-6195
E-mail: None


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
DESRON 21 website
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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