Monthly Archives: January 2015

The USS McGinty (DE-365) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort. She was named for Sonarman Third Class Franklin Alexander McGinty, who was killed aboard the gunboat USS Plymouth on 5 August 1943. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism without regard for his own safety. McGinty was laid down by theContinue reading “The USS McGinty (DE-365) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort. She was named for Sonarman…”

HMAS Madang (P 94), named for the settlement of Madang in New Guinea, was an Attack class patrol boat of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Completed in 1968, the vessel was one of five assigned to the RAN’s Papua New Guinea (PNG) Division. The patrol boat was transferred to the Papua New Guinea Defence ForceContinue reading “HMAS Madang (P 94), named for the settlement of Madang in New Guinea, was an Attack class patrol…”

USS Lowry (DD-770), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Reigart Bolivar Lowry, who served in the Mexican-American War and was a member of Commodore Matthew C. Perry’s expedition to Japan in 1855. He served with distinction in the American Civil War, capturing theContinue reading “USS Lowry (DD-770), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States…”

USS Plainview (AGEH–1) was, in its time, the world’s largest hydrofoil. Named for the cities of Plainview, New York and Plainview, Texas, she was also the United States Navy’s first hydrofoil research ship. Plainview was laid down 8 May 1964 by the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington; launched 28 June 1965; sponsored byContinue reading “USS Plainview (AGEH–1) was, in its time, the world’s largest hydrofoil. Named for the cities of…”

USS Lynde McCormick (DDG-8) was a Charles F. Adams-class destroyer in the United States Navy. Lynde McCormick (DDG-8) was laid down 4 April 1958 by Defoe Shipbuilding Company, Bay City, Michigan; launched 28 July 1959; sponsored by Mrs. Lillian McCormick, wife of Admiral McCormick; and commissioned at Boston 3 June 1961, with Commander Ernest S.Continue reading “USS Lynde McCormick (DDG-8) was a Charles F. Adams-class destroyer in the United States Navy.”