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DE- 219 USS J. DOUGLAS BLACKWOOD

CLASS - Buckley
Displacement 1,400 Tons, Dimensions, 306' (oa) x 37' x 13' 6" (Max)
Armament 3 x 3"/50, 4 x 1.1" AA, 8 x 20 mmAA, 3 x 21"TT (1x3) 1 Hedgehog, 8 DCT, 2racks.
Machinery, 12,000 SHP; G. E. Turbines with electric drive, 2 screws
Speed, 24 Knots, Range 6,000 NM @ 12 Knts. Crew 186.

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Philadelphia Navy Yard on February 22 1943.
Launched May 29 1943.
Commissioned December 15 1943.
Decommissioned April 20 1946.
Recommissioned February 5 1951.
Decommissioned August 1 1958.
Recommissioned October 2 1961.
Decommissioned August 1 1962.
Stricken January 30 1970.
Fate Sunk as target July 20 1970.

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J.D. Blackwood 57k Undated post war image. USN / DESA archives
J.D. Blackwood 34k Undated (Early 50's) image. David Titus 52-55
J.D. Blackwood 35k Undated (Early 50's) image. David Titus 52-55

USS J. DOUGLAS BLACKWOOD DE- 219 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

NONE LOCATED
Contact Name: NONE
Address: NONE
Phone:NONE
E-mail:NONE


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