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DE 584 USS CHARLES J. KIMMEL

CLASS - Rudderow
Displacement 1,450 Tons, Dimensions, 306' (oa) x 36' 10" x 13' 9" (Max)
Armament 2 x 5"/38AA, 4 x 40mm AA, 10 x 20mm AA, 3 x 21" TT, 1 hedgehog, 8 DCT, 2 Dc Racks.
Machinery, 12,000 SHP; GE turbines with electric drive, 2 screws
Speed, 24 Knots, Crew 186.

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Hingham, Hingham MA. on December 1 1943.
Launched January 15 1944.
Commissioned April 20 1944.
Decommissioned January 15 1947.
Stricken June 30 1968.
Fate Sunk as target off California, November 13 1969.

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USS CHARLES J. KIMMEL DE- 584 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

2003 Reunion tentavily set up fo Camden, N.J. Possibly in Sept.
Contact Name: James Guerry
Address: 514 Sunset Drive, Charleston, S.C. 29407-7745
Phone:(843)- 556-7224
E-mail: jamesguerry@webtv.net


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