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USS Kimberly (DD-521)
USS ''Kimberly'' (DD-521) was a in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1947, then from 1951 to 1954. In 1967, she was transferred to the Republic of China Navy where she served as ROCS ''An Yang'' (DD-18/DDG-918) until 1999. The destroyer was sunk as a target in 2003. Construction and career ''Kimberly'' was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly (1838–1902) an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War. She was Ship naming and launching, launched 4 February 1943, by Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Island, New York (state), sponsored by Miss Elsie S Kimberly, daughter of Admiral Kimberly and ship commissioning, commissioned 22 May 1943. Service in the United States Navy After shakedown ''Kimberly'' cleared Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk 10 September 1943, and steamed to the Pacific. After working up at Pearl Harbor, she arrived off Makin (islands), Makin 20 November. Throughout the Gilbert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis A
Lewis may refer to: Names * Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name * Lewis (surname), including a list of people with the surname Music * Lewis (musician), Canadian singer * "Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohead from ''My Iron Lung'' Places * Lewis (crater), a crater on the far side of the Moon * Isle of Lewis, the northern part of Lewis and Harris, Western Isles, Scotland United States * Lewis, Colorado * Lewis, Indiana * Lewis, Iowa * Lewis, Kansas * Lewis Wharf, Boston, Massachusetts * Lewis, Missouri * Lewis, Essex County, New York * Lewis, Lewis County, New York * Lewis, North Carolina * Lewis, Vermont * Lewis, Wisconsin Ships * USS ''Lewis'' (1861), a sailing ship * USS ''Lewis'' (DE-535), a destroyer escort in commission from 1944 to 1946 Science * Lewis structure, a diagram of a molecule that shows the bonding between the atoms * Lewis acids and bases * Lewis antigen system, a human blood group system * Lewis number, a dimensionl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |