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Contact Info
Home Town Washington, DC
Last Address San Francisco, CA
Date of Passing Oct 07, 1964
Location of Interment San Francisco National Cemetery (VA) - San Francisco, California
Harry Dunn Jr began his Navy career aboard the USS Preston (DD-19) during WWI with a temporary rank of Ensign. He then entered the Navy Academy in 1919, graduating in the class of 1923. He was promoted to Rear Admiral upon his retirement in June 1954.
CLASS - PENSACOLA Displacement 9,100 Tons, Dimensions, 585' 6" (oa) x 65' 3" x 22' (Max)
Armament 10 x 8"/55, 4 x 5"/25, 6 x 21" tt. 4 Aircraft.
Armor, 4" Belt, 2 1/2 Turrets, 1" Deck, 1 1/4 Conning Tower.
Machinery, 107,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 32.5 Knots, Crew 635.
Operational and Building Data
Keel laid on 27 OCT 1926 by the New York Navy Yard
Launched 25 APR 1929
Commissioned 06 FEB 1930
Reclassified CA 24 01 JUL 1931
Designated as a test ship for "Operation Crossroads" at Bikini Atoll
Survived atomic aerial burst on 1 JUL 1946
Survived atomic subsurface burst on 25 JUL 1946
Decommissioned 26 AUG 1946 Fate: Sunk as target on 10 NOV 1948 off the coast of Washington.
