 Random files - Destroyers |
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Edson (DD-946) refuels from the aircraft carrier USS Hancock (CVA-19) in heavy seas off the coast of Vietnam.204 views
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150 viewsSeptember 20, 1945, location unknown.
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The USS Laffey being re-commissioned on January 26, 1951.166 views
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Taken from USS Coral Sea, December 1974, in transit from Pearl Harbor to Subic Bay177 views
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166 viewsSouvenir button of the launching of the USS Thorn (DD-647), USS Turner (DD-648), USS Bullard (DD-660) and USS Kidd (DD-661) on February 2 1943. Courtesy of www.timepassagesnostalgia.com.
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179 viewsUSS Laffey (DD-724) being launched on November 21, 1943 at Bath, Maine. Photo courtesy of the USS Laffey Association
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Newspaper clipping ca. Feb. 1960 showing USS Cassin Young (DD-793) and other destroyers in dry dock at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in preparation for decommissioning.158 views
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 Last additions - Destroyers |
1967 off Vietnam.209 viewsMar 08, 2019
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NAO Santa Maria alongside USS Kidd on 28 February 2019192 viewsFeb 28, 2019
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223 views17 January 1974, USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr DD850 is towed to Fall River, MA to become the first Destroyer type ship in the world to be preserved as a memorial. Thousands of visitors have toured this Vietnam era Veteran since then that represents the NAVY of that era, the Tin Can Navy, and the sailors that served on them.Jan 16, 2019
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Being moved into Battleship Cove as a memorial 17 January 1974.194 viewsJan 16, 2019
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171 viewsNavy Photo 6273-45, forward plan view of USS The Sullivans (DD 537) at Mare Island on 30 Aug 1945. The USS Gansevoort (DD 608) is to the left, while in background are (left to right) USS Ellet (DD 398), USS Owen (DD 536) and USS Miller (DD 535). The Sullivans was in overhaul at the yard from 9 July to 2 Sep 1945.Jan 06, 2019
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190 viewsShips under repair at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in August 1966. The carrier USS Hancock (CVA 19) is to the left while USS Preston (DD 795) and Edson (DD 946) are in the yard's dry dock 4 and USS Enterprise (CVN 65) is to the left. Photo is from the files of the Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum.Jan 03, 2019
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212 viewsAug 17, 1986, Hampton Roads, Virginia: The destroyer USS Edson (DD-946) underway. The Edson was the last of the Forest Sherman-class destroyers remaining on the naval registry and was decommissioned Dec. 15, 1988.Dec 14, 2018
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191 viewsBow on view of USS Kidd (DD 661) in the Mare Island channel on 8 Feb 1945.Dec 09, 2018
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193 viewsDec 02, 2018
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209 viewsDec 01, 2018
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