APD 4 / DD 79 Stats
USS LITTLE APD 4 / DD 79 STATISTICS
Wickes Class
officers
enlisted crew
Commanding Officer: Comdr. Joseph K. Taussig – U.S.S. Little DD 79
Commanding Officer: Comdr. K. Earl – U.S.S. Little APD 4
Monday, June 18, 1917 – Keel Laid
Keel Laid at: Fore River Shipbuilding Corp., Quincy, Mass.
Sunday, November 11, 1917 – Launched
Saturday, April 06, 1918 – Commissioned U.S.S. Little DD 79
Wednesday, July 05, 1922 – Decommissioned U.S.S. Little DD 79
Friday, August 02, 1940 – Redesignated U.S.S. Little APD 4
Monday, November 04, 1940 – Recommissioned U.S.S. Little APD 4
Saturday, September 05, 1942 – Lunga Point – Guadalcanal by Japanese Ships
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Ship Length: 314′ 5″
Ship Beam: 30′ 11″
Top Speed:
Displacement: 1,191
Armament: 4 4″
Armament:
Armament:
Armament: 12 21″ Torpedo Tubes
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