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In 2018, Kidd was used as the filming location for the fictional USS Keeling DD-548 (codenamed Greyhound), from C. S. Forester's novel The Good Shepherd, in her appearance in the book's 2020 cinematic adaptation, Greyhound. [27] [28] On 14 April 2022, museum ship USS The Sullivans sank at her pier in the Buffalo Naval Park. The depth of water ...
DD-475 20 February 1942 3 June 1942 13 April 1943 31 May 1946 Sold for scrap, 27 November 1973 : Hutchins DD-476 27 September 1941 20 February 1942 17 November 1942 30 November 1945 Sold for scrap, January 1948 : Pringle DD-477 Charleston Navy Yard: 31 July 1941 2 May 1942 15 September 1942 — Sunk, 16 April 1945 : Stanly DD-478
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 ...
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 Cowell (DD-547), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for John G. Cowell (1785–1814). Cowell was launched 18 March 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co., San Pedro, California , sponsored by Mrs. R. Hepburn; and commissioned 23 August 1943.
USS Johnston (DD-557) was a Fletcher-class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was named after Lieutenant John V. Johnston, an officer of the US Navy during the American Civil War. Johnston was laid down in May 1942 and was launched on 25 March 1943.
USS Fletcher (DD/DDE-445), named for Admiral Frank Friday Fletcher, was the lead Fletcher-class destroyer, and served in the Pacific during World War II.She received fifteen battle stars for World War II service, and five for Korean War service.
USS Laws (DD-558), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy. Laws was laid down on 19 May 1942 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. , Seattle, Washington ; launched on 22 April 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Mary A. Farwell; and commissioned on 18 November 1943.