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DD-940 USS MANLEY


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NFFS

Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign (circa 1968) - GUNSMITH

CLASS - FORREST SHERMAN As Built.
Displacement 4619 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 418' 6"(oa) x 44' 11" x 15' (Max)
Armament 3 x 5"/54 DP (3x1), 4 x 3"/50 (2x2), 2 Hedghog ASW Mortars,
4 x 21" tt.(4x1) 6 x 12.75" Mk 32 ASW TT (2x3).
Machinery, 70,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 33 Knots, Range 4500 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 324.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bath Iron Works, Bath ME February 10 1955.
Launched April 12 1956 and commissioned February 1 1957.
Decommissioned March 4 1983.
Stricken June 1 1990.
Fate Sold June 30 1994 for $20,275 to N.R. Acquisitions, Balitmore, MD for scrapping.
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Manley 107kUndated, Mayport, Florida.-
Manley 84kUndated, location unknown.D. A. Bailey
Manley 67kUndated postcard Copyright © Atlantic Fleet Sales, Norfolk, VA.Mike Smolinski
Manley 73kUndated, location unknown.Robert Hurst
Manley 146kUndated, location unknown.David Buell
Manley 60kPhoto from OUR NAVY MAGAZINE dated April 15 1957.Stanley Svec
Manley 110kFebruary 2, 1960: The USS MANLEY, DD-940 in the Mediterranean Sea while operating with the 6th Fleet. Note the second destroyer partially hidden at the top part of the mast. Official US Navy Photo.John N Adriani Sr.
Adriani-Evans Collection
Manley 88kCirca 1962Fred Weiss SOG3
Manley 87kPearl Harbor, May 1968© Richard Leonhardt
Manley 139kAt Barcelona, Spain, in May 1969, just a few months before she underwent her ASW modernization (project SCB-221). Note that the forward 3"/50 twin gun mount had been removed, superstructure enlarged, deckhouse added between her funnels.Fabio Peña
Manley 73kAs above.Fabio Peña
Manley 56kThree views of the Manley in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in the late 60's or early 70's.Robert Ruiter
Manley 56kAs above.Robert Ruiter
Manley 55kAs above.Robert Ruiter
Manley 128kAugust 1975.Fred Weiss
Manley 77kShip's patchMike Smolinski
USS MANLEY DD-940 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Joe Dennison
Address: 905 Sea Duck Drive, Daytona Beach, FL 32119-8764
Phone: (904)767-8068
E-mail: manleydd940@cfl.rr.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
USS Manley website
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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