 Random files - Destroyers |
181 viewsDecommissioning pamphlet - March 29, 1975
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162 viewsUSS Laffey (DD-724) being launched on November 21, 1943 at Bath, Maine. Photo courtesy of the USS Laffey Association
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138 viewsSeptember 20, 1945, location unknown.
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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.144 views
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187 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.
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186 viewsCommissioning ceremony for USS Cassin Young (DD-793) at Bethlehem Steel, San Pedro, Calif., on 31 December 1943. USS Preston (DD-795) is at left and USS Comfort (AH-6), not yet painted as a hospital ship, is at right.
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159 viewsUSS Laffey (DD-724) severely damaged by four bombs and five kamikaze hits on April 16, 1945. In action some 30 miles north of Okinawa. Shown here is bomb damage on starboard side abreast of bridge.
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159 viewsUSS Cassin Young seen in 1944 from USS Essex. Photo By Paul Madden CPhoM.
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145 viewsThe USS Edson destroyer at the Intrepid Museum
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Entering San Diego Harbor in September 1959. The start of her shake down cruise to South America.145 views
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 Last additions - Destroyers |
1967 off Vietnam.182 viewsMar 08, 2019
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NAO Santa Maria alongside USS Kidd on 28 February 2019167 viewsFeb 28, 2019
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195 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 1974.169 viewsJan 16, 2019
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150 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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167 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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187 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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167 viewsBow on view of USS Kidd (DD 661) in the Mare Island channel on 8 Feb 1945.Dec 09, 2018
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172 viewsDec 02, 2018
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184 viewsDec 01, 2018
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