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USS MELVIN (DD-680)


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NJVM

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 Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ. July 6 1943.
Launched October 17 1943 and commissioned November 24 1943.
Decommissioned May 31 1946, recommissioned February 2 6 1951.
Decommissioned January 13 1954.
Stricken December 1 1974.
Fate Sold August 14 1975 and broken up for scrap.
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Melvin 76kLt. (jg.) John T. Melvin, born 16 October 1887 at Selma, Ala., was appointed midshipman 6 July 1907 and commissioned ensign 7 July 1911. Resigning his commission 20 August 1915, he was appointed lieutenant (jg.), 9 February 1917, upon his joining the Naval Reserve. Attached to the patrol boat Alcedo, Lieutenant (jg.) Melvin lost his life 5 November 1917 when that vessel was sunk by a German submarine in the war zone. Alcedo was the first American war vessel to go down in World War I. Photo Courtesy of the United States Naval Academy with thanks to Nell Horn.Bill Gonyo
Melvin 60kUndated, location unknown.-
Melvin 130kUndated, location unknown. Photo Courtesy of the USS Abbot (DD-629) website.Bill Gonyo
Melvin 60kImage taken on shakedown to Bermuda December 1943Chester S. Roski MM1/c
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