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USS Diachenko (APD-123)
USS ''Diachenko'' (APD-123), ex-USS ''Alex Diachenko'', ex-DE-690, later LPR-123, was a in commission from 1944 to 1959 and from 1961 to 1969. She served in the United States Navy during World War II, the Cold War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Namesake Alex Maxwell Diachenko was born on 21 March 1919 in Hartford, Connecticut. He enlisted in the Navy on 24 September 1940. On 10 March 1943, his ship apprehended the Nazi Germany, German blockade runner ''Karin'' in the South Atlantic. Watertender Second Class Diachenko was one of the boarding party sent to seize the ship. These men lost their lives when scuttling charges exploded. He was posthumously awarded the Silver Star. Construction and commissioning ''Diachenko'' was laid down as ''Rudderow'' class destroyer escort ''Alex Diachenko'' (DE-690) by the Bethlehem Steel Company in Quincy, Massachusetts. She was redesignated as a Crosley class high speed transport, ''Crosley''-class high-speed transport while under constru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage of its active battle fleet alone exceeding the next 13 navies combined, including 11 allies or partner nations of the United States as of 2015. It has the highest combined battle fleet tonnage (4,635,628 tonnes as of 2019) and the world's largest aircraft carrier fleet, with eleven in service, two new carriers under construction, and five other carriers planned. With 336,978 personnel on active duty and 101,583 in the Ready Reserve, the United States Navy is the third largest of the United States military service branches in terms of personnel. It has 290 deployable combat vessels and more than 2,623 operational aircraft . The United States Navy traces its origins to the Continental Navy, which was established during the American Revo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
