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DD-787
U.S. Navy
dd-825
U.S. Navy
DD-880
U.S. Navy
DD-967, LSD-42, ELLIOTT, GERMANTOWN, ASWOC BARBERS
U.S. Navy
DD-971
U.S. Navy
DD-974
U.S. Navy
DD-986
U.S. Navy
DD-DDE 818
U.S. Navy
DD:DDE 827 ROBERT A. OWENS
U.S. Navy
USS **Robert A. Owens** (DD/DDE-827) was a Gearing-class destroyer commissioned by the United States Navy in 1949. Initially designed as a destroyer escort (DDE), she was named in honor of Sergeant Robert A. Owens, a Marine awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II. Throughout her service, Robert A. Owens participated in numerous Cold War operations, including NATO exercises, Mediterranean deployments, and crisis responses such as the Cuban Missile Crisis. She was reclassified as a destroyer (DD) in 1962 and continued to serve until her decommissioning in 1982, after which she was transferred to the Turkish Navy.
DD547
U.S. Navy
USS Brown (DD-546) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, commissioned in July 1943. She served with distinction in the Pacific Theater during World War II, participating in major operations such as the Mariana and Palau Islands campaigns, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and the Okinawa campaign. Brown provided vital anti-aircraft and anti-submarine screening for carrier task forces, as well as shore bombardment support for amphibious assaults. After World War II, she was decommissioned but later recommissioned for service during the Korean War, before being finally decommissioned in 1962.
dd629 -de684
U.S. Navy
DD679
U.S. Navy
DD686
U.S. Navy
DD687, RIV RON 13
U.S. Navy
**DD-687** refers to the USS *Callaghan*, a Fletcher-class destroyer commissioned in 1943. She served with distinction in the Pacific Theater during World War II, providing escort, shore bombardment, and anti-aircraft support during major campaigns such as Leyte Gulf and Okinawa. On July 28, 1945, USS *Callaghan* was sunk by a Japanese kamikaze off Okinawa, making her the last Allied ship sunk by kamikaze attack in the war. **RIVRON 13** (Riverine Squadron 13) was a U.S. Navy unit established during the Vietnam War as part of the Mobile Riverine Force. Activated in 1967, RIVRON 13 operated river patrol boats (PBRs) and other craft in the Mekong Delta, conducting interdiction, troop transport, and fire support missions. The squadron played a crucial role in disrupting Viet Cong supply lines and supporting ground forces until its deactivation as U.S. involvement wound down in the early 1970s.
DD692
U.S. Navy
DD696
U.S. Navy
DD703
U.S. Navy
DD707
U.S. Navy
DD716
U.S. Navy
DD717
U.S. Navy
DD729
U.S. Navy
DD744 blue
U.S. Navy
DD746
U.S. Navy
DD777
U.S. Navy