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USS Bancroft (DD-598) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II.She was the third ship named for George Bancroft.. Bancroft was launched 31 December 1941 by Bethlehem Steel Company, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. Hester Bancroft Berry, great-granddaughter of George Bancroft; commissioned 30 April 1942 and reported to the Pacific Fleet.
USS Lewis Hancock: 1 August 1967 struck and scrapped in 1989 D32 Santa Catarina: USS Irwin: 10 May 1968 struck in 1988 and sunk as a target in 1990 D33 Maranhao: USS Shields: 1 July 1972 struck and scrapped in 1990 Chile D-14 Blanco Encalada: USS Wadleigh: 26 July 1962 struck in 1982, sunk as a target on 28 September 1991 D-15 Cochrane: USS ...
Ships of the Fletcher destroyer class Name Hull no. Builder Laid down Launched Commissioned / Recommissioned Decommissioned Fate Fletcher DD-445 Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey: 2 October 1941 3 May 1942 30 June 1942 15 January 1947 Sold for scrap, 22 February 1972 [2] 3 October 1949 [3] 1 October 1969 Radford DD-446
At the Naval Academy, in Bancroft Hall, twenty-one rooms are dedicated to each Academy graduate Medal of Honor recipient since the start of World War II. In addition to the 73 Medal of Honor recipients who are alumni of the Academy, over 990 noted scholars from a variety of academic fields are Academy graduates, including 56 Rhodes Scholars and ...
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named Bancroft in honor of George Bancroft. USS Bancroft (1892) , was a gunboat, launched in 1892, commissioned in 1893 and decommissioned in 1906. USS Bancroft (DD-256) , was a Clemson -class destroyer, commissioned in 1919 and transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1940 as HMCS St. Francis .
Pages in category "Fletcher-class destroyers of the United States Navy" The following 176 pages are in this category, out of 176 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
USS Taylor (DD-468) 15 Battle Stars (Naval History and Heritage Command only lists 14 Battle stars for USS Taylor. [16]) Navy Unit Commendation [17] USS Thresher (SS-200) 15 Battle Stars. Navy Unit Commendation [18] USS North Carolina (BB-55) 15 Battle Stars [19] USS Morris (DD-417) 15 Battle Stars [20] USS Fletcher (DD-445) 15 Battle Stars [21]
USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) This is a list of destroyers of the United States Navy, sorted by hull number.It includes all of the series DD, DL, DDG, DLG, and DLGN. CG-47 Ticonderoga and CG-48 Yorktown were approved as destroyers (DDG-47 and DDG-48) and redesignated cruisers before being laid down; it is uncertain whether CG-49 Vincennes and CG-50 Valley Forge were ever authorized as destroyers ...