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USS Putnam (DD-757)
USS ''Putnam'' (DD-757), an , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charles Putnam. She was built and saw action in the Pacific during World War II. She was Keel laying, laid down on 11 July 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Co., Shipbuilding Division, San Francisco, California and Ship launching and naming, launched on 26 March 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Doana Putnam Wheeler. The ship was Ship commissioning, commissioned on 12 October 1944. Cdr. Frederick V. H. HillesLater RADM Frederick Vantyne Holbrook Hilles was in command. Service history World War II Following shakedown off the Pacific Coast, ''Putnam'' glided beneath the Golden Gate Bridge on 30 December 1944 to take her place with the Pacific Fleet. Arriving Pearl Harbor 2 January 1945, the destroyer prepared for her first offensive operation, and got under way on 29 January for the Marianas Islands, screening the transports carrying 4th Marine Division (United States), 4th and 5th Marine Division (United S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Putnam (DD-757) Off San Francisco, California (USA), On 29 December 1944 (19-N-76730)
USS ''Putnam'' may refer to the following ships of the United States Navy: * , was a ''Clemson''-class destroyer, commissioned in 1919 and decommissioned in 1929 * , is a ''Fletcher''-class destroyer, renamed and commissioned in 1943 as ''The Sullivans'' * , was an ''Allen M. Sumner''-class destroyer, commissioned in 1944 and struck in 1973 See also * , a gunship that served during the Civil War (1861–65). {{DEFAULTSORT:Putnam United States Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |