USS Heermann
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uss-heermann-167-8464013
title:
USS Heermann
text:
USS Heermann (DD-532) was a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. The ship entered service in 1943 and took part in several battles during World War II in the Pacific theatre of operations, including the Philippines campaign, Battle off Samar and the Battle of Iwo Jima among others. Heermann gained fame during the "last stand of the Tin Can Sailors" in which she and several other destroyers of Task Unit 77.4.3 engaged a far superior Japanese task for
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Fletcher-class destroyer
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Heermann
date created:
2004-07-19T18:11:14Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T09:54:03Z
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image:
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fields total:
13
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