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The destroyer was decommissioned in November 1945 and sold for scrap in 1947. 8. USS Taylor (DD-468) ©national_museum_of_the_us_navy / Public Domain Flickr. WWII battle stars: 16 (tied)
Wickes-class destroyer: decommissioned at Halifax and transferred to the Royal Navy [1] 9 September United States Navy: Abel P. Upshur: Clemson-class destroyer: decommissioned at Halifax and transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Clare [2] 23 September United States Navy: Abbot: Wickes-class destroyer: decommissioned at Halifax and transferred to ...
USS Nicholas (DD/DDE-449) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, serving for a total of 27 years, including through most of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
Destroyer 1,020 3 June 1941 decommissioned 6 December 1968, used as generator at the Oskarshamn Nuclear Power Plant, scrapped 1972 Gearing United States Navy: Gearing: Destroyer 2,616 3 May 1945 decommissioned 1973, scrapped 1974 Geniere Regia Marina: Soldati: Destroyer 1,850 14 December 1938 sunk by aircraft 1 March 1943 George E. Badger
USS Gregory (DD-802) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the second Navy ship named for Rear Admiral Francis H. Gregory (1780–1866), who served from the War of 1812 to the Civil War.
For her new role, she entered the Boston Naval Shipyard on 26 September 1955 and was decommissioned on 31 October for conversion into the world's first guided missile destroyer. Her entire aft - including a twin 5"/38 gun and parts of the superstructure and upper deck - were removed. In their place was the Terrier launcher and a 14-missile ...
Between 1960 and 1969 the destroyer made nine annual deployments to the Mediterranean, interspersed with northern European operations, coast-wise trips, and visits to the Caribbean. In June 1962 she entered the New York Naval Shipyard for a FRAM II conversion, which was completed in March 1963. [2] Putnam continued active deployments to 1970. [2]
In late 1969 the destroyer sailed with the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown to various ports of call on the carrier's final tour of service. [3] The destroyer again made a tour of European ports in the Mediterranean in late 1970 and early 1971. [citation needed] Ingraham was decommissioned on 15 June 1971 and sold to Greece on 16 July 1971.