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USS General S. D. Sturgis (AP-137): USS General S. D. Sturgis (AP-137), General G. O. Squier Class Transport Ship, USS General M. C. Meigs (AP-116), Troopship, USS General John Pope (AP-110)

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS General S. D. Sturgis (AP-137) was a General G. O. Squier-class transport ship for the U.S. Navy in World War II. She was named in honor of U.S. Army general Samuel Davis Sturgis. She was transferred to the U.S. Army as USAT General S. D. Sturgis in 1946. On 1 March 1950 she was transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) as USNS General S. D. Sturgis (T-AP-137). She was later sold for commercial operation under the name SS Green Port, before being scrapped in 1980. [detailed...]

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USS Gentry (DE-349): USS Gentry (DE-349), John C. Butler Class Destroyer Escort, Attack Transport, Troopship, Lead Ship, P2 Transport, United States Navy

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Gentry (DE-349) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket. Gentry was named after Wayne Roy Gentry who was killed in action 2 November 1942 in the Solomon Islands area while serving as a pilot in a Marine Scout-Bombing Squadron and was posthumously awarded the Air Medal. She was laid down 13 December 1943 by the Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas, launched 15 February 1944, sponsored by Miss Jean Maxine Gentry, Lt. Gentry`s sister, and commissioned 14 June 1944, Lt. Comdr. D. A. Smith in command. [detailed...]

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USS George Clymer (APA-27): USS George Clymer (APA-27), Arthur Middleton Class Attack Transport, John C. Butler Class Destroyer Escort, Attack Transport, Troopship, Lead Ship, P2 Transport

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS George Clymer (APA-27) was an Arthur Middleton-class attack transport that saw service with the US Navy in four wars - World War II, the Chinese Civil War, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. George Clymer (AP-57) was laid down as African Planet under a Maritime Commission contract 28 October 1940 by Ingalls Shipbuilding of Pascagoula, Mississippi, launched 27 September 1941, renamed George Clymer 9 January 1942, acquired by the Navy 15 June 1942, and commissioned the same day, Captain Arthur T. Moen in command. [detailed...]

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USS George E. Badger (DD-196): USS George E. Badger (DD-196), Clemson Class Destroyer, John C. Butler Class Destroyer Escort, Attack Transport, Troopship, Lead Ship, P2 Transport

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS George E. Badger (DD-196/CG-16/AVP-16/AVD-3/APD-33) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II, she was named for Secretary of the Navy George E. Badger (1795-1866). George E. Badger was laid down on 24 September 1918 by the Newport News Shipbuilding &, Dry Dock Company, launched on 6 March 1920, sponsored by Miss Mary B. Wilson, the namesake`s granddaughter, and commissioned on 28 July 1920, with Lieutenant Commander Albert Gleaves Berry, Jr., in command. [detailed...]

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USS George E. Davis (DE-357): USS George E. Davis (DE-357), Clemson Class Destroyer, John C. Butler Class Destroyer Escort, Attack Transport, Troopship, Lead Ship, P2 Transport

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS George E. Davis (DE-357) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket. She was named in honor of Lt. George Elliot Davis, Jr., who was killed in action by enemy aircraft near Madoera Strait, Borneo. She was laid down 15 February 1944 by the Consolidated Steel Corp., Orange, Texas, launched 8 April 1944, sponsored by Mrs. George E. Davis, Jr., widow, and commissioned 11 August 1944, Lt. Cdr. Frederick L. Lincoln in command. [detailed...]

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USS George F. Elliott (AP-105): USS George F. Elliott (AP-105), Clemson Class Destroyer, John C. Butler Class Destroyer Escort, Attack Transport, Troopship, Lead Ship, P2 Transport

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS George F. Elliott (AP-105) was a troop transport that served with the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second US Navy ship to bear the name (the first being the transport AP-13, which was lost to enemy action in August 1942). AP-105, a Maritime Commission (CP-3) type was built as SS Delbrasil in 1939 by Bethlehem Steel at Sparrows Point, Maryland, and delivered to the Mississippi Shipping Company on 31 May 1940.[1] On 25 August 1943 she was acquired by the Navy, renamed USS George F. Elliott (AP-105), and commissioned 23 September 1943, Commander A. J. Couble in command. [detailed...]

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USS Gherardi (DD-637): USS Gherardi (DD-637), Gleaves Class Destroyer, Clemson Class Destroyer, John C. Butler Class Destroyer Escort, Troopship, Lead Ship, P2 Transport

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Gherardi (DD-637) (later DMS-30), a Gleaves-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi. Gherardi was launched 12 February 1942 by the Philadelphia Navy Yard, sponsored by Mrs. Christopher Robinson, granddaughter of Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi, and commissioned 15 September 1942, Lieutenant Commander J. W. Schmidt, USN, in command. [detailed...]

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USS Gilbert Islands (CVE-107): USS Gilbert Islands (CVE-107), Commencement Bay Class Escort Carrier, Gleaves Class Destroyer, Clemson Class Destroyer, John C. Butler Class Destroyer Escort, Troopship

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Gilbert Islands (CVE-107) (ex-Sunset Bay) was a Commencement Bay class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was launched on 20 July 1944 the Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Inc., Tacoma, Washington, sponsored by Mrs. Edwin D. McMorries, and commissioned on 5 February 1945, Captain L. K. Rice in command. She was reclassified as AGMR-1 on 1 June 1963, renamed USS Annapolis on 22 June 1963 and finally recommissioned on 7 March 1964. [detailed...]

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USS Gillespie (DD-609): USS Gillespie (DD-609), Benson Class Destroyer, Commencement Bay Class Escort Carrier, Gleaves Class Destroyer, Clemson Class Destroyer

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Gillespie (DD-609) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Major Archibald H. Gillespie. Gillespie was launched 1 November 1942 by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, San Francisco, California, sponsored by Mrs. Hugo W. Osterhaus, wife of Rear Admiral Hugo W. Osterhaus, and commissioned 18 September 1942, Lieutenant Commander C. L. Clement in command. [detailed...]

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USS Gilliam (APA-57): USS Gilliam (APA-57), Gilliam County Oregon, Benson Class Destroyer, Commencement Bay class Escort Carrier, Gleaves Class Destroyer, Clemson Class Destroyer

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Gilliam (APA-57), named for Gilliam County in Oregon, was the lead ship in the her class of attack transports serving in the United States Navy during World War II. She was launched 28 March 1944 under a Maritime Commission contract by the Consolidated Steel Corporation, Wilmington, California, sponsored by Mrs. A. O. Williams of Wilmington, acquired 31 July 1944, and commissioned 1 August 1944, Comdr. H. B. Olsen in command. [detailed...]

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USS Guadalupe (AO-32): USS Guadalupe (AO-32), Cimarron Class Oiler (1939), Replenishment Oiler, Casablanca Class Escort Carrier, Clemson Class Destroyer, United States Navy, Minesweeper (Ship)

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Guadalupe (AO-32), a Cimarron-class fleet replenishment oiler serving in the United States Navy, was named for the Guadalupe River in Texas. Guadalupe was launched as SS Esso Raleigh 26 January 1940 by the Newport News Shipbuilding &, Dry Dock Company at Newport News, Virginia, sponsored by Mrs. W. L. Inslee, wife of the late manager of the Traffic Division, Marine Department, Standard Oil of New Jersey, taken over by the Maritime Commission as MC Hull #12, acquired by the Navy 1 June 1941, and commissioned 19 June 1941, Commander Harry B. Thurber in command. [detailed...]

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USS Guam (CB-2): USS Guam (CB-2), Alaska Class Cruiser, Replenishment Oiler, Casablanca Class Escort Carrier, Clemson Class Destroyer, United States Navy, Minesweeper (Ship)

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Guam (CB-2) was an Alaska class large cruiser which served with the United States Navy during the end of World War II. She was the second and last ship of her class to be completed. Guam was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the island of Guam, an American territory in the Pacific. Guam was launched 12 November 1943 by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey. She was sponsored by Mrs. George John McMillian, the former wife of Captain George John McMillian, former governor of Guam, and commissioned 17 September 1944 with Captain Leland P. Lovette in command. [detailed...]

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USS Guardfish (SS-217): USS Guardfish (SS-217), Gato Class Submarine, Submarine, Alaska Class Cruiser, Replenishment Oiler, Casablanca Class Escort Carrier, Clemson Class Destroyer

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Guardfish (SS-217), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the guardfish, a voracious green and silvery fish with elongated pike-like body and long narrow jaws. Guardfish was laid down by the Electric Boat Company at Groton, Connecticut. She was launched there on 20 January 1942 (sponsored by Mrs. Edward J. Marquart), and commissioned at New London, Conn., 8 May 1942, Lt. Comdr. Thomas B. Klakring in command. [detailed...]

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USS Guavina (SS-362): USS Guavina (SS-362), USS Guardfish (SS-217), Gato Class Submarine, Submarine, Alaska Class Cruiser, Replenishment Oiler, Casablanca Class Escort Carrier

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Guavina (SS/SSO/AGSS/AOSS-362), a Gato-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the guavina, a fish which may reach a length of 2 feet (0.6 m) indigenous to the West Indies and the Atlantic coasts of Central America and Mexico. Guavina (SS-362) was launched by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, Wisc., 29 August 1943, sponsored by Miss Marie Roen, and commissioned 23 December 1943, Lieutenant Commander Carl Tiedeman in command. After shakedown, Guavina was towed down the Mississippi in a floating drydock by tug Minnesota, reaching New Orleans 24 January 1944. She underwent training exercises at New Orleans and at Balboa, C.Z., before reaching Pearl Harbor 5 April to prepare for her first was patrol. [detailed...]

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USS Gudgeon (SS-211): USS Gudgeon (SS-211), Gato Class Submarine, Submarine, Alaska Class Cruiser, Replenishment Oiler, United States Navy, Minesweeper (Ship)

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Gudgeon (SS-211), a Tambor-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the gudgeon. Her keel was laid down by the Mare Island Navy Yard. She was launched on 25 January 1941, sponsored by Mrs. William S. Pye, and commissioned on 21 April 1941 with Lieutenant Commander Elton W. `Joe` Grenfell in command. After shakedown along the California coast, Gudgeon sailed north on 28 August, heading for Alaska via Seattle, Washington. On her northern jaunt the new submarine inspected Sitka, Kodiak, and Dutch Harbor for suitability as naval bases. Continuing to Hawaii, she moored at the Pearl Harbor submarine base 10 October. Training exercises and local operations filled Gudgeon?s time for the next two months. During the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December she was at Lahaina Roads on special exercises, but returned to base immediately. [detailed...]

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USS Guitarro (SS-363): USS Guitarro (SS-363), USS Gudgeon (SS-211), Gato Class Submarine, Submarine, Alaska Class Cruiser, Replenishment Oiler

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Guitarro (SS-363), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the guitarro, a ray of the guitarfish family. Guitarro (SS-363) was launched 26 September 1943 by Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co. of Manitowoc, Wisc., sponsored by Mrs. Ross T. McIntire, wife of the Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and commissioned at Manitowoc 26 January 1944, Lieutenant Commander Enrique D. Haskins in command. Guitarro departed Manitowoc for Chicago 13 February, and there she was placed in a floating drydock. Steamer Minnesota towed the drydock to New Orleans, arriving 22 February, and there Guitarro prepared for sea. Steaming from New Orleans 1 March, she operated out of Balboa, Canal Zone, for several weeks and departed for Pearl Harbor 2 April 1944. [detailed...]

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USS Gunston Hall (LSD-5): USS Gunston Hall (LSD-5), Ashland Class Dock Landing Ship, Dock Landing Ship, Alaska Class Cruiser, Replenishment Oiler, United States Navy, Minesweeper (Ship)

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Gunston Hall (LSD-5) was an Ashland-class dock landing ship in the United States Navy, named in honor of Gunston Hall, the estate of George Mason (1725?1792), one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Originally designated APM-5, Gunston Hall was launched 1 May 1943 by the Moore Dry Dock Company, Oakland, California, sponsored by Mrs. Harvey S. Haislip, and commissioned 10 November 1943, Comdr. D. E. Collins in command. Gunston Hall earned nine battle stars for World War II service and another nine battle stars during the Korean War. Sold to Argentina in 1970 and renamed ARA Candido de Lasala (Q-43). Served in Argentine Navy. In 1981 she was decommissioned and struck. [detailed...]

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USS Gurnard (SS-254): USS Gurnard (SS-254), Gato Class Submarine, Submarine, USS Gunston Hall (LSD-5), Ashland Class Dock Landing Ship, Dock Landing Ship, Alaska Class Cruiser

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Gurnard (SS-254), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the gurnard, a trigloid fish having three free pectoral rays, a food fish of the genus Trigla. The striped gurnard inhabits the South Atlantic. Her keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut on 2 September 1941. She was launched 1 June 1942 (sponsored by Miss Suzanne Slingluff), and commissioned 18 September 1942, Lieutenant Commander Charles. H. Andrews (Class of 1930) in command. [detailed...]

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USS Gustafson (DE-182): USS Gustafson (DE-182), Cannon Class Destroyer Escort, Dock Landing Ship, Alaska Class Cruiser, Replenishment Oiler, United States Navy, World War II

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Gustafson (DE-182) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. She was launched on 3 October 1943 by the Federal Shipbuilding &, Drydock Co., Newark, New Jersey, sponsored by Mrs. Eva Smythe Stevens, widow of Lt. Gustafson , and commissioned on 1 November 1943, Comdr. Herman Rich in command. [detailed...]

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USS Gwin (DD-433): USS Gwin (DD-433), Gleaves Class Destroyer, Cannon Class Destroyer Escort, Dock Landing Ship, Alaska Class Cruiser, Replenishment Oiler, United States Navy

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Gwin (DD-433), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the 3rd ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander William Gwin, an American Civil War officer who commanded river boats against Confederate forces in Alabama. Gwin was launched 25 May 1940 by the Boston Navy Yard, sponsored by Mrs. Jesse T. Lippincott, second cousin of Lt.Comdr. Gwin, and commissioned at Boston 15 January 1941, Lt.Comdr. J. M. Higgins in command. Gwin completed shakedown training 20 April 1941 and underwent final alterations in the Boston Navy Yard before conducting neutrality patrol throughout the Caribbean Sea. On 28 September 1941 she assumed identical service in the North Atlantic from her base at Hvalfjor?ur, Iceland. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, she hurried back to the Eastern Seaboard, then through the Panama Canal to San Francisco, California. [detailed...]

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USS Haas (DE-424): USS Haas (DE-424), John C. Butler Class Destroyer Escort, Destroyer Escort, Gleaves Class Destroyer, Cannon Class Destroyer Escort

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Haas (DE-424) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket. Haas (DE-424) was named in honor of John William Haas who was awarded the Navy Cross after he was lost in action 4 June 1942 during the Battle of Midway. She was launched 20 March 1944 by the Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Texas, sponsored by Mrs. Gladys Winifred Haas, widow of the late Chief Machinist Haas: and commissioned 2 August 1944, Lt. Comdr. A. M. White, USNR, in command. [detailed...]

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USS Haddo (SS-255): USS Haddo (SS-255), Gato Class Submarine, Submarine, Gleaves Class Destroyer, Cannon Class Destroyer Escort, Replenishment Oiler, United States Navy

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Haddo (SS-255), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the haddo, a pink salmon fish prevalent on the Pacific coast of the United States and Canada. Her keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut. She was launched 21 June 1942 (sponsored by Mrs. Charles F. Russell), and commissioned 9 October 1942, Lieutenant Commander Wallace L. `Pilly` Lent in command. After conducting shakedown off New England, Haddo departed New London 9 April 1943 to patrol the shipping lanes to Rosneath, Scotland. She arrived 30 April and joined Submarine Squadron 50 (Subron 50), which was assigned to patrol off Norway and Iceland and stand ready in case of a breakthrough of the German fleet from Norway. When it became clear after three patrols that targets were scarce in this region, Haddo and her sister submarines were sent back to the United States. [detailed...]

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USS Hansford (APA-106): Attack Transport, United States Navy, Western Pipe and Steel Company, United States Maritime Commission, Hansford County, Texas, San Pedro, Los Angeles, California

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Hansford (APA-106) was a Bayfield-class attack transport that served with the US Navy during World War II.Originally christened Sea Adder, the vessel was launched 25 April 1944 as Gladwin by Western Pipe &, Steel of San Francisco, under Maritime Commission contract. She was transferred to the Navy and renamed Hansford (after Hansford County, Texas) on 25 August, and commissioned on 12 October 1944, Comdr. William A. Lynch in command. [detailed...]

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USS Haraden (DD-183): Wickes Class Destroyer, Destroyer, United States Navy, World War I, Royal Canadian Navy, Town Class Destroyer, Jonathan Haraden

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The first USS Haraden (DD?183) was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMCS Columbia (I-49), as a Town class destroyer.Named for Jonathan Haraden, she was launched by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia, 4 July 1918, sponsored by Miss Mabel B. Stephens, great-niece of Captain Jonathan Haraden, and commissioned at Norfolk Navy Yard 7 June 1919, to Lieutenant Commander R. H. Booth in command. [detailed...]

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USS Harder (SS-257): Gato Class Submarine, United States Navy, South African Mullet, Mullet, South Africa, Presidential Unit Citation, Samuel David Dealey

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Harder (SS-257), a Gato-class submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the harder, a fish of the mullet family found off South Africa. One of the most famous submarines of World War II, she received the Presidential Unit Citation. Her skipper, the resolute and resourceful Commander (Cmdr) Samuel D. Dealey, `a submariner`s submariner,` was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. [detailed...]

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USS Heron (AM-10): Lapwing Class Minesweeper, Minesweeper, United States Navy, Heron, Louisiana, Marsh

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Heron (AM-10) was an Lapwing-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. Heron was named by the U.S Navy after the heron, a long-necked, long-legged wading bird indigenous to Louisiana and the vast coastal marshes. Heron was launched 18 May 1918 by the Standard Shipbuilding Co., sponsored by Miss Astrid Kundquist, daughter of the mine sweep`s prospective commanding officer, and commissioned 30 October 1918, Lt. K. Rundquist in command. [detailed...]

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USS Heyliger (DE-510): John C. Butler Class Destroyer Escort, Destroyer Escort, United States Navy, World War II, George Heyliger, Navy Cross, Guadalcanal

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Heyliger (DE-510) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort acquired by the U.S. Navy during World War II. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket. Heyliger (DE-510) was named in honor of George Heyliger who was awarded the Navy Cross for his brave actions during an overwhelming attack by the enemy on Guadalcanal. [detailed...]

ISBN: 6130381484
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USS Heywood (APA-6): Heywood Class Attack Transport, Attack Transport, United States Navy, World War II, Pacific War, Bethlehem Steel, Alameda, California, Panama Pacific Line

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Heywood (APA-6) was a Heywood-class attack transport acquired by the U.S. Navy for service as a troop carrier just prior to World War II. She served in the Pacific War, a very dangerous area in the early years of the war, and safely returned home post-war with seven battle stars to her credit. Heywood was built in 1919 as Steadfast by the Bethlehem Steel Corp., Alameda, California. As City of Baltimore she made New York-San Francisco passenger runs for the Panama Pacific Lines throughout the 1930s. She was acquired by the Navy 26 October 1940, renamed Heywood (AP-12), and fitted out as a troop transport at Portland, Oregon, where she commissioned 7 November 1940, Captain Herbert B. Knowles in command. [detailed...]

ISBN: 613038159X
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USS John R. Pierce (DD-753): USS John L. Williamson DE-370, USS John J. Powers DE-528, USS John D. Ford DD-228, USS Jesse Rutherford DE-347, USS Jerome County LST-848, Landing Ship

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS John R. Pierce (DD-753), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander John Reeves Pierce, who commanded Argonaut, a transport submarine, which was lost during battle in January of 1943. Lieutenant Commander Pierce was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. John R. Pierce was laid down by the Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Island, New York on 24 March 1944, launched on 1 September 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Mary Taylor Pierce, widow of Lieutenant Commander. Pierce, and commissioned on 30 December 1944 at Brooklyn Navy Yard, Commander C. R. Simmers in command. [detailed...]

ISBN: 6130371853
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USS John Rodgers (DD-574): USS John L. Williamson DE-370, USS John J. Powers DE-528, USS John D. Ford DD-228, USS Jesse Rutherford DE-347, USS Jerome County LST-848, Landing Ship

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS John Rodgers (DD-574) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship of that name, in honor of three members of the Rodgers family who served in the Navy from the War of 1812 through World War I. Later, John Rodgers served in the Mexican Navy (1968-2001) as BAM Cuitlahuac, becoming the last of the Fletcher-class in active service. John Rodgers was laid down by Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas, 25 July 1941, launched 7 May 1942, sponsored by Miss Helen Perry Rodgers, daughter, great grandniece, and great granddaughter of the ship`s namesakes, and commissioned 9 February 1943, Commander H. O. Parrish in command. [detailed...]

ISBN: 6130371926
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USS John W. Weeks (DD-701): USS John W. Weeks DD-701, USS John R. Pierce DD-753, USS John M. Bermingham DE-530, USS John L. Williamson DE-370, USS John J. Powers DE-528

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Description: High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS John W. Weeks (DD-701), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for John Wingate Weeks, who attained the rank of Rear Admiral. Weeks was elected to the United States House of Representatives where he served until entering the United States Senate in 1913. He became Secretary of War on 4 March 1921. The John W. Weeks was laid down 17 January 1944 by Federal Ship Building &, Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey, launched 21 May 1944, sponsored by Mrs. John W. Davidge, daughter of Secretary Weeks, and commissioned 21 July 1944, Commander Robert A. Theobald. Jr., in command. [detailed...]

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