Hull Number: DD-680
Launch Date: 10/17/1943
Commissioned Date: 11/24/1943
Decommissioned Date: 01/13/1954
Call Sign: NJVM (50-54)
Voice Call Sign: GREYHOUND ONE, TOOTHBRUSH, YARDARM (44)
Namesake: JOHN T. MELVIN
JOHN T. MELVIN
Disposition:
Stricken 12/1/1974. Sold for scrap.