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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.
The Edsall evaded more than 1,400 shells from Japanese battleships, deploying a smokescreen and extensive evasive maneuvers before it was brought down, prompting one Japanese combatant to nickname ...
The USS Edsall, a 314-foot destroyer sunk by Japanese forces in 1942, was known as "the dancing mouse" for its ability to evade attacks. U.S. destroyer sunk during WWII found at bottom of ocean ...
“The wreck of this ship is a hallowed site, serving as a marker for the 185 U.S. Navy personnel and 31 U.S. Army Air Force pilots aboard at the time, almost all of whom were lost when Edsall ...
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
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USS Finch (DE-328) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort in the service of the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946 and from 1956 to 1969. From 1951 to 1954, she was loaned to the United States Coast Guard where she served as USCGC Finch (WDE-428). She was scrapped in 1974.