USS Walker (DD-517)
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uss-walker-dd-517-167-14859842
title:
USS Walker (DD-517)
text:
USS Walker (DD-517), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Admiral John Grimes Walker (1835–1907). Walker was laid down on 31 August 1942 by the Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; launched on 31 January 1943, sponsored by Miss Sarah C. Walker; and commissioned on 3 April 1943. The first seven months of Walker's service took place in the Atlantic where she was engaged in Caribbean escort duty and training exercises in preparation for Pacific co
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Fletcher-class destroyer
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Walker_(DD-517)
date created:
2005-07-22T03:12:34Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T11:30:50Z
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