USS Robert L. Wilson (DD-847)
USS ''Robert L. Wilson'' (DD/DDE-847) was a of the United States Navy, named for United States Marine Corps, Marine Private First Class Robert L. Wilson (1920–1944), who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for "conspicuous gallantry" in the Battle of Tinian. ''Robert L. Wilson'' was laid down by the Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine, on 2 July 1945; Ship naming and launching, launched on 5 January 1946; sponsored by Mrs. Joe Wilson; and Ship commissioning, commissioned in the Boston Navy Yard on 28 March 1946. Service history 1946–1960 Following shakedown in Cuban waters, ''Robert L. Wilson'' sailed from Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia on 23 July 1946 for a six-month tour of duty with the United States Sixth Fleet, 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean. Returning to the United States in February 1947, she spent the next two years based at Naval Station Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, operating off the Atlantic Coast and in the Caribbean. After overhaul at B ...
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