Sherwood Picking
USS ''Picking'' (DD-685), a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Sherwood Picking (1890–1941), a submarine commander during World War I. Namesake Sherwood Picking was born on 21 February 1890 in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1911. During World War I, Lieutenant Commander Picking was awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism as the commander of the submarine . During the inter-war period, he commanded the submarine base at Coco Solo, Canal Zone. He was promoted to Captain on 1 July 1939. He died on 1 September 1941 in a plane crash in Scotland en route to temporary duty in London. Construction and commissioning ''Picking'' (DD–685) was laid down on 24 November 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Inc., Staten Island, N.Y.; launched on 1 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Sherwood Picking; and commissioned on 21 September 1943. Service history World War II Following shakedown off Bermuda, ''Picking'' proceeded via the Panama C ...
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USS Picking (DD-685) Underway On 24 October 1951
USS ''Picking'' (DD-685), a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Sherwood Picking (1890–1941), a submarine commander during World War I. Namesake Sherwood Picking was born on 21 February 1890 in Baltimore, Maryland. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1911. During World War I, Lieutenant Commander Picking was awarded the Navy Cross for his heroism as the commander of the submarine . During the inter-war period, he commanded the submarine base at Coco Solo, Canal Zone. He was promoted to Captain on 1 July 1939. He died on 1 September 1941 in a plane crash in Scotland en route to temporary duty in London. Construction and commissioning ''Picking'' (DD–685) was laid down on 24 November 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Inc., Staten Island, N.Y.; launched on 1 June 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Sherwood Picking; and commissioned on 21 September 1943. Service history World War II Following shakedown off Bermuda, ''Picking'' proceeded via the Panama Can ...
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