USS Longshaw
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uss-longshaw-168-8139077
title:
USS Longshaw
text:
USS Longshaw (DD-559), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Dr. William Longshaw, Jr. (1836–1865), who served in the Navy and was killed during the Civil War. Longshaw was laid down 16 June 1942 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Seattle, Wash.; launched 4 June 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Ella Mae Richards; and commissioned on 4 December 1943. She was lost to shore fire off Naha after grounding on a reef, on 18 May 1945.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Fletcher-class destroyer
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Longshaw
date created:
2005-10-29T22:06:10Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T19:55:04Z
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fields total:
13
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16