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USS Edsall (DD-219), was a Clemson-class destroyer, the first of two United States Navy ships named after Seaman Norman Eckley Edsall (1873–1899). She was sunk by a combined Japanese air and sea attack, approximately 200 miles (320 km) east of Christmas Island on 1 March 1942.
USS Edsall (DE-129) was the lead ship of her class of destroyer escort in the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named in honor of Seaman Norman Edsall (1873–1899). Edsall was laid down by the Consolidated Steel Corporation at Orange, Texas on 2 July 1942; launched 1 November 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Bessie Edsall Bracey, sister ...
This list may not reflect recent changes. ... USS Edsall (DE-129) F. USS Falgout; USS Farquhar (DE-139) USS Fessenden; USS Finch (DE-328) USS Fiske (DE-143) USS Flaherty;
The USS Edsall, a 314-foot destroyer ... Navy found the USS Edsall at the bottom of the Indian Ocean more than 80 years after it went down with more than 200 crew members on board. The USS Edsall ...
Hammond also praised the Edsall crew for fighting a string of battles to help protect Australia during the early days of World War II before the vessel sunk on March 1, 1942. ... USS EDSALL (DD ...
Decommissioned from the USCG and returned to the US Navy 28 June 1954. Struck from Navy List 30 June 1968, sunk as a target off California in July 1969 Savage: DE-386 30 April 1943 15 July 1943 29 October 1943 13 June 1946 Reclassified DER-386 on 28 October 1954. Struck from Navy List 1 June 1975, sunk as a target off California 25 October 1982
USS Edsall (DD-219), a Clemson-class destroyer, in commission from 1920 to 1942 USS Edsall (DE-129) , the lead ship of her class of destroyer escort , in commission from 1943 to 1946 List of ships with the same or similar names
More than 200 American servicemen perished when the USS Edsall was brought down by Japanese forces on March 1, 1942. ... “Captain Joshua Nix and his crew fought valiantly, evading 1,400 shells ...