USS Buck (DD-420)
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uss-buck-dd-420-230-767721
title:
USS Buck (DD-420)
text:
The second USS Buck (DD-420), a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, was named after Quartermaster James Buck, a Civil War Medal of Honor recipient. It was built by Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and launched in 1939. It was a member of the convoy carrying the US 1st Provisional Marine Brigade. She served during the Second World War. It was sunk by the German submarine U-616 on 9 October 1943 off the coast of Salerno, when it was working in support of Oper
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Sims-class destroyer
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Buck_(DD-420)
date created:
2005-03-12T23:54:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T17:01:40Z
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13
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