USS Van Valkenburgh

USS Van Valkenburgh (DD-656) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Captain Franklin Van Valkenburgh (1888–1941), captain of the battleship Arizona when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor.

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DD-656; DD-656; Van Valkenburgh
length 114.8 metre, speed 35 knot, 
destroyer, Fletcher-class destroyer, Turkish Naval Forces, Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation, United States Navy, 

• NavSource Naval History page^@
• uboat.net page^@
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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

demolition

1954-02-26T00:00:00Z

1954-02-26T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1943-12-19T00:00:00Z

1943-12-19T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1942-11-15T00:00:00Z

1942-11-15T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1967-02-28T00:00:00Z

1967-02-28T00:00:00Z

loan

1944-08-02T00:00:00Z

1944-08-02T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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Frameless

USS Van Valkenburgh (DD-656) underway c1945

USS Van Valkenburgh (DD-656) underway in the Gulf of Mexico on 7 August 1944 (80-G-240717)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		NavSource Naval History page@		Wikidata
link	page		uboat.net page@		Wikidata
commons	image		USS Van Valkenburgh (DD-656) underway c1945		Commons
commons	image		USS Van Valkenburgh (DD-656) underway in the Gulf of Mexico on 7 August 1944 (80-G-240717)		Commons