USS Gridley (DLG-21)
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uss-gridley-dlg-21-167-6963429
title:
USS Gridley (DLG-21)
text:
USS Gridley (DLG-21/CG-21), a Leahy-class guided missile cruiser, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named after Charles Vernon Gridley, who distinguished himself with Admiral George Dewey's force at the Battle of Manila Bay on 1 May 1898. Her keel was laid down by the Puget Sound Bridge and Drydock Company of Seattle, Washington. She was launched on 31 July 1961 sponsored by Mrs. Stuart D. Rose, great-granddaughter of Captain Gridley, and commissioned on 25 May 1963.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
US naval vessel (1963–1994)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Gridley_(DLG-21)
date created:
2004-02-17T05:40:28Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T09:33:58Z
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