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USS Aaron Ward (DD-483) was a Gleaves-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy.

She was the second Navy ship named in honor of Rear Admiral Aaron Ward. She sank on 7 April 1943 in a shoal near Tinete Point of Nggela Sule, Solomon Islands during Operation I-Go. Her wreck was discovered on 4 September 1994. https://ift.tt/WFeTwPD https://ift.tt/XrmehHB from Blogger https://ift.tt/RUsa8OB via IFTTT, /a>

USS MOFFET – 1944

USS Moffett (DD-362) was a Porter-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral William Moffett. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Moffett_(DD-362) https://ift.tt/3jZhKMQ from Blogger https://ift.tt/6syIkln via IFTTT, /a>

USS AMERICA – Cannes – ’66

  USS America (CVA/CV-66) was one of three Kitty Hawk-class supercarriers built for the United States Navy in the 1960s. Commissioned in 1965, she spent most of her career in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, but did make three Pacific deployments serving in the Vietnam War. She also served in the Persian Gulf War’s operations DesertContinue reading “USS AMERICA – Cannes – ’66”

USS Topeka (CL-67/CLG-8), a Cleveland-class light cruiser was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the city of Topeka, Kansas. https://ift.tt/4rTAniD

  USS Topeka (CL-67/CLG-8), a Cleveland-class light cruiser was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after the city of Topeka, Kansas. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Topeka https://ift.tt/PCjk9ib from Blogger https://ift.tt/ESjNzWf via IFTTT, /a>

USS Badger (FF-1071) was a Knox-class frigate in service in the United States Navy from 1970 to 1991. She was sunk as a target in 1998.

USS Midway (CV-41) refueling USS Badger (DE-1071) in the South China Sea, April 1975, during Operation Frequent Wind. Original photograph by DanMS. USS Badger (FF-1071) The U.S. Navy frigate USS Badger (FF-1071) underway in the Pacific Ocean on 1 December 1985. History The first Badger (DD-126) was named for Commodore Oscar C. Badger (a cousin of Secretary of the Navy George Edmund Badger), theContinue reading “USS Badger (FF-1071) was a Knox-class frigate in service in the United States Navy from 1970 to 1991. She was sunk as a target in 1998.”