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Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California: Laid down: 30 April 1942: Launched: 18 December 1942, as HMS Essington (BDE-21) Commissioned: 31 May 1943: Decommissioned: 26 October 1945: Renamed: USS Harold C. Thomas, 19 February 1943: Stricken: 28 November 1945: Honors and awards: 2 battle stars (World War II) Fate: Sold for scrapping, 25 ...
Wickes-class destroyer: decommissioned at Halifax and transferred to the Royal Navy [1] 9 September United States Navy: Abel P. Upshur: Clemson-class destroyer: decommissioned at Halifax and transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Clare [2] 23 September United States Navy: Abbot: Wickes-class destroyer: decommissioned at Halifax and transferred to ...
Seaplane tender destroyer, AVD-4, 6 August 1940; High-speed transport, APD-31, 7 March 1944; Destroyer, DD-186,17 July 1945; Decommissioned: 12 October 1945: Stricken: 24 October 1945: Fate: Sold for scrap 21 November 1946: General characteristics; Class and type: Clemson-class destroyer: Displacement: 1,215 tons: Length: 314 ft 5 in (95.83 m) Beam
The third USS Los Angeles (CA-135) was a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser, laid down by the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, on 28 July 1943 and launched on 20 August 1944. She was sponsored by Mrs. Fletcher Bowron and commissioned on 22 July 1945, with Captain John A. Snackenberg in command.
California suffered damage when an intense squall broke her moorings and the ship collided with USS Thomas C. Hart (FF-1092), docked at the same pier on 6 June 1977. California suffered minor stern damage on 6 June 1977 when high winds in Norfolk harbor broke her moorings and the cruiser drifted in into the frigate USS Thomas C. Hart (FF-1092). [1]
She decommissioned in September 1957 and entered the Pacific Reserve Fleet at Mare Island, California. Her name was struck from the Navy Directory 1 November 1965 and she was sold for scrap . While being towed to San Diego for scrapping on the night of 12/13 October 1966, the George A. Johnson broke free from her tow cable and ran aground at ...
The USS Stewart arriving under tow in San Francisco Bay, California in early March 1946. / Credit: Donald M. McPherson / U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command
USS Lawrence (DD-954/DDG-4) was a Charles F. Adams class guided-missile destroyer in the United States Navy. It was the fifth ship named after Captain James Lawrence USN (1781–1813). The USS Lawrence served on blockade duty during the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962 and, in 1972, was part of Operation Linebacker in the west Pacific.