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USS Charette (DD-581) commissioned

On 18 May 1943 Fletcher-class destroyer USS Charette (DD-581) was commissioned, with Commander E. S. Karpe in command.
After transfer to Greece in 1959 as "Velos' (D16), she became a museum ship near Athens in 1994.  (temporarily in Thessaloniki)
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Wednesday, 15 April 2026

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