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The Good Shepherd is a 1955 British novel about naval warfare during World War II, by C. S. Forester, exploring the difficulties of the Battle of the Atlantic, specifically as seen through the eyes of the United States commander of an escort fleet during a 52-hour period: the crews' struggle against the sea, the enemy, and the exhaustion brought on by constant vigilance.
Greyhound is a 2020 American war film directed by Aaron Schneider and starring Tom Hanks, who also wrote the screenplay. [5] The film is based on the 1955 novel The Good Shepherd by C. S. Forester, and follows a US Navy commander on his first assignment commanding a multi-national escort destroyer group of four, defending an Allied convoy from U-boats during the Battle of the Atlantic.
USS Kidd (DD-661), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named after Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who died on the bridge of his flagship USS Arizona during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
USS Keeling – Mahan-class destroyer, codename "Greyhound", in The Good Shepherd by C. S. Forester, 1955; Korund – Tango-class submarine, Eagle Trap by Geoffrey Archer, 1993; USS Langley – a Forrestal-class aircraft carrier, The Sixth Battle by Barrett Tillman, 1992; The Last Ship by William Brinkley, 1988 [8]
USS Keeling (codenamed Greyhound), a fictional Mahan-class destroyer created by C.S. Forester for the 1955 World War II novel The Good Shepherd (novel), and also found in the 2020 film adaptation Greyhound (film).
Fresno-area vet shares his WWII story. Joshua Tehee. October 27, 2022 at 8:30 AM ... on the 80th anniversary of the sinking of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-8) that Cole served on, while ...
USS Killen (DD-593), was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. Namesake. Edward Killen joined the Navy on 5 May 1801 as a seaman aboard the ...
Jul. 21—Approximately 125 Stillwater residents gathered on Thursday evening at the Sheerar History Museum to watch the premiere screening of a documentary by film director and writer Bill Lowe.