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USS KNAPP (DD-653)


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NWYF

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 Bath Iron Woks, Bath ME March 8 1943.
Launched July 10 1943 and commissioned September 16 1943.
Decommissioned July 5 1946 and recommissioned May 3 1951.
Decommissioned March 4 1957.
Stricken March 6 1972.
Fate Sold August 27 1973 and broken up for scrap, the bridge of the ship was taken apart
and then reassembled in the Columbia River Maritime Museum located in Astoria, Oregon
where it is now one of their major exhibits.
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Knapp 76kArtist's conception of the Knapp 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
Knapp 11kUndated, location unknown.Dave Gauthier, Torpedoman Striker, 7/44 to 12/45
Knapp 118kUndated, location unknown.Frank De Cicco BMG3 USNR, 51 to 53
Knapp 97kReturning from a West Pac cruise entering San Diego Bay on 19 June 1955. John C. Fort DSCM USN (Ret.)
Knapp 100kCirca 1950's.Marc Piché
USS KNAPP DD-653 History
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Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

CDR Frank Virden    Sep 16 1943 - Jul 10 1944 (Later RADM)
LCDR William Butler Brown    Jul 10 1944 - Jul 5 1946
(Decommissioned Jul 5 1946 - May 3 1952)
CDR Arthur John Ela    May 3 1951 - Jul 7 1952
CDR Heinrich H. Heine    Jul 7 1952 - May 21 1954
CDR Charles Courtney Senn    May 21 1954 - Oct 15 1955
CDR Richard Morgan Wright    Oct 15 1955 - Mar 4 1957
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: R.G. Floyd
Address: P.O. Box 869, Kingsland, Texas 78639
Phone:
E-mail: floyd@281.com

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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