USS Castle (DD-720)
USS Castle (DD-720) was a planned United States Navy Gearing-class destroyer laid down during World War II but never completed. It was to be named for Guy W. S. Castle (1879-1919), a United States Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient. Delivered as 60.3% complete, Castle was slated for scrapping in a Congressional resolution approved on 23 August 1954. Her name was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 2 November 1954, and she was sold for scrapping on 29 August 1955.
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USS Castle (DD-720)
USS Castle (DD-720) was a planned United States Navy Gearing-class destroyer laid down during World War II but never completed. It was to be named for Guy W. S. Castle (1879-1919), a United States Navy officer and Medal of Honor recipient. Delivered as 60.3% complete, Castle was slated for scrapping in a Congressional resolution approved on 23 August 1954. Her name was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 2 November 1954, and she was sold for scrapping on 29 August 1955.
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USS Castle (DD-720) was a plan ...... r scrapping on 29 August 1955.
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1945-07-11
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Sold incomplete for scrapping 29 August 1955
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Construction suspended when 60.3% complete
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1954-11-02
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