fingertip and the free edge of the fingernail USS Quick (DD-490), a US Navy ship during World War II QUICK scheme (Quadratic Upstream Interpolation for...
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USS Quick (DD-490/DMS-32), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was a United States Navy warship named for Sergeant Major John H. Quick (1870–1922), who received...
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Walsh (DDG-132) USS Quest (SP-171, AM-281) USS Quevilly (1918) USS Qui Vive (SP-1004) USS Quick (DD-490/DMS-32) USS Quicksilver (SP-281) USS Quileute (YTB-540/YTM-540)...
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During Torch, Woolsey detected and assisted the destroyers USS Quick (DD-490) and USS Swanson (DD-443) in sinking the German submarine U-173 off Casablanca...
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Fleet ships (DD-454–458, 461, 462, 464, 621, 625, 636, and 637) were converted in 1944, with the rest in the Pacific in 1945 (DD-489, 490, 493–496, 618...
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ships USS Cassin Young (DD-793) - Boston National Historical Park, Charlestown, MA USS Charrette (DD-581) - Thessaloniki, Greece USS Edson (DD-946) -...
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USS Stewart (DD-224) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship named for Rear Admiral Charles...
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USS Howorth (DD-592) was a Fletcher-class destroyer built for the United States Navy during World War II. William L. Howorth was born on 16 July 1841...
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USS Hobson (DD-464/DMS-26), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Richmond Pearson Hobson, who was awarded...
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E.M. Crouch) USS Alden (DD-211) USS Edsall (DD-219) – escaped to Australia; sunk 1 Mar 1942 USS John D. Edwards (DD-216) USS Whipple (DD-217) Destroyer...
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Atlantic USS Mervine (DMS-31) (DD-489) Pacific USS Quick (DMS-32) (DD-490) Pacific USS Carmick (DMS-33) (DD-493) Pacific USS Doyle (DMS-34) (DD-494) Pacific...
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namesake of destroyer USS Mullinnix (DD-944) †Irving D. Wiltsie: Captain of Liscome Bay, namesake of destroyer USS Wiltsie (DD-716) William J. Woodward...
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DD-431–DD-432, DD-439–DD-440 (22 of 48, WWII era) – DD-453–DD-456, DD-483–DD-490, DD-618–DD-623, DD-645–DD-648 Fletcher-class (29 of 175) – DD-445–DD-448...
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"create a small, fast, maneuverable and relatively inexpensive member of the DD(X) family of ships". The ship is easy to reconfigure for different roles,...
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submarine USS Batfish (SS-310). The torpedoes passed ahead of Batfish. 18 July – The U.S. Navy destroyers USS Hank (DD-702) and USS Wallace L. Lind (DD-703)...
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Dealey-class destroyer escort USS Evans (DE-1023) was named in honor of Lt. Cmdr. Ernest E. Evans, commanding officer of the USS Johnston (DD-557). At Fort Rosecrans...
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6 USS Enterprise (CVAN-65), flagship USS Truxtun (DLGN-35) USS Halsey (DLG-23) USS Ozbourn (DD-846) with USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) in background USS Higbee (DDR-806)...
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during the Vietnam War USS Asphalt (IX-153) was a United States Navy Trefoil-class concrete barge during World War II USS Bernadou (DD-153) was a United States...
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Taylor Trade Publications. ISBN 978-1-58979-145-9. Presley, Elvis Aron; DD 214: Armed Forces of the United States Report of Transfer or Discharge. United...
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United States Destroyer Laffey, DD-459. OCLC 17616581. Calhoun, C. Raymond (2000). Tin Can Sailor: Life Aboard the USS Sterett, 1939–1945. Naval Institute...
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forces sank escort carrier USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73), destroyers USS Hoel (DD-533) and USS Johnston (DD-557), and escort destroyer USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)...
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Just after the incident involving the US Navy destroyers USS Maddox (DD-731) and USS Turner Joy (DD-951), and even before it escalated into the presidential...
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at Naval Base San Diego. On 30 September, she left San Diego with USS Thornton (DD-270) to conduct flight exercises, returning on 7 October. On 16 October...
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Merchant ships are currently being escorted along the entire length of the (490 nm long and 20 nm wide) Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor (IRTC)...
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destroyers were named after Italian Americans: USS Basilone (DD-824) was named for Sgt. John Basilone; USS Damato (DD-871) was named for Corporal Anthony P. Damato...
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Ainsworth, D. L. (8 July 1942). Destroyers, Pacific Fleet: Sinking of the U.S.S. SIMS (DD-409) by Japanese Bombers in the Coral Sea on May 7, 1942 (Memorandum)...
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sites: two lights for the LCVPs, three for the LCMs, and four for DD tanks. The DD tanks were acquired from the British, and operated by a company of...
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present on Omaha Beach on D-Day. He crossed the English Channel on the USS Plunkett (DD-431), which anchored off Omaha Beach at 0600. He observed the first...
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the light cruiser USS Helena at the battle of Kula Gulf, July 6 1943. Tanikaze was eventually torpedoed and sunk by the submarine USS Harder on June 9...
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plays and other art. The landing at Marathon by the Persians on 9 September 490 BC was the largest amphibious operation until the landings at the Battle...
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