DD-723
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DD-723 is the hull (pennant) number of USS Walke, a United States Navy Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer that served during World War II and the Korean War.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Walke (DD-723) | 0 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer
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United States Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armamentWWII |
10 × 21 in torpedo tubes
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11 × 20 mm AA guns ⓘ 12 × 40 mm AA guns ⓘ 6 × 5 in/38 caliber guns ⓘ depth charge projectors ⓘ depth charge tracks ⓘ |
| battleHonors |
Korean War battle stars
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World War II battle stars ⓘ |
| beam | 40 ft ⓘ |
| builder | Bath Iron Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesInEvent | 26 killed in 1950 mine explosion ⓘ |
| class | Allen M. Sumner class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1944-04-21 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplementWWII | 336 ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1950-06-30 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 3450 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 2200 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 14 ft ⓘ |
| fate | sunk as target ⓘ |
| finalDecommissioningDate | 1970-11-30 ⓘ |
| homeport | various U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet bases ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-723 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownBy | Bath Iron Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1943-06-07 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1944-01-27 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 376.5 ft ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 34 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry A. Walke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namesake | Rear Admiral Henry A. Walke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | struck a mine off North Korea on 1950-11-12 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedInConflict |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
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Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | DD-723 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 60000 shp ⓘ |
| precededBy | USS Walke (DD-34) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 geared steam turbines
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4 boilers ⓘ |
| range | 6500 nmi at 15 knots ⓘ |
| recommissionedOn | 1950-10-05 ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 2 ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Miss Agnes Walke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegisterOn | 1974-12-01 ⓘ |
| successorNameReuse | third U.S. Navy ship named Walke ⓘ |
| sunkAsTargetOn | 1979-03-12 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Korean Peninsula waters
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Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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