USS Atherton
id:
uss-atherton-169-6181516
title:
USS Atherton
text:
USS Atherton (DE-169), a Cannon-class destroyer escort, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lt. (jg) John McDougal Atherton, who died when USS Meredith sank near Guadalcanal during World War II. Atherton (DE-169) was laid down on 14 January 1943 at Newark, New Jersey, by the Federal Drydock & Shipbuilding Co. The ship was launched on 27 May 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Cornelia A. Atherton, the mother of Lt. (jg.) Atherton, and widow of Peter Lee Atherton of Louisville, Kentuc
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Cannon-class destroyer escort
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Atherton
date created:
2006-08-01T20:22:07Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T11:57:15Z
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fields total:
13
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16