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    USS John W. Weeks (DD-701), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was named for John Wingate Weeks, who attained the rank of rear admiral. Weeks was elected...
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    escort USS Weeks (DE-285) was named for Weeks. Her construction was cancelled in 1944. The destroyer USS John W. Weeks (DD-701) then was named for Weeks. She...
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    USS Gyatt (DD-712/DDG-1/DDG-712) was a Gearing-class destroyer in service with the United States Navy. The ship was named for Edward Earl Gyatt, a United...
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  • USS Weeks may refer to more than one United States Navy ship: USS Weeks (DE-285), a destroyer escort cancelled in 1944 USS John W. Weeks (DD-701), a destroyer...
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    the rank of Lieutenant and serving as the Gunnery Officer on the USS John W. Weeks (DD-701). He was assigned to the Pentagon as part of an Office of...
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    USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) (formerly CVA-67), the only ship of her class, is an aircraft carrier, formerly of the United States Navy. Considered a supercarrier...
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    destroyers USS John W. Weeks (DD-701) and USS Gearing (DD-710). As a lieutenant, he commanded USS Grand Rapids (PG-98). He subsequently commanded USS McCloy (FF-1038)...
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    USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is the tenth and final Nimitz-class supercarrier of the United States Navy. She is named for the 41st President of the United...
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    Bay of Pigs Invasion (category Presidency of John F. Kennedy)
    John E. Clark onboard aircraft carrier USS Essex, plus helicopter assault carrier USS Boxer, destroyers USS Hank, USS John W. Weeks, USS Purdy, USS Wren...
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  • USS John W. Weeks had arrived and relieved the merchant ships. The following day, the tug Turmoil arrived, guided by the searchlights from USS John W...
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  • Eagle. The amphibious transport dock USS Denver was diverted to relieve Mellon in its pursuit. The destroyer, USS Turner Joy, was detached from the station...
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  • Design and Construction of U.S. and Soviet Submarines (paperback). Washington, DC: Potomac Books, Inc. ISBN 1-57488-530-8. 46°N 6°W / 46°N 6°W / 46; -6...
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    Colombia, 2 sold to Chile, 5 sold to Brazil and 4 to Argentina. Currently, only USS Laffey (DD-724) located at Patriots Point, Charleston, South Carolina remains...
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  • Register of Historic Places USS Weeks (DE-285), a United States Navy destroyer escort cancelled in 1944 USS John W. Weeks, a United States Navy destroyer...
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    71 USS Enterprise (CVAN-65), flagship USS Ranger (CVA-61) USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14) USS Hornet (CVS-12) USS New Jersey (BB-62) USS Chicago (CG-11) USS Oklahoma...
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    Raymond Lygo RN 1971–1972: Captain John Roberts RN 1972–1973: Captain Desmond Cassidi RN 1973–1975: Captain John Gerard-Pearse RN 1975–1976: Captain...
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    USS Eaton (DD-510) was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy from 1942 to 1946. She was recommissioned from 1951 to 1969...
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    to the United States Navy 22 August 1941. The Navy commissioned the ship USS American Legion initially classifying the ship a transport with hull number...
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  • These were USS Elliot, USS Badger, USS Sterett, USNS Hassayampa, USS Callaghan, USS Brooke, USS Meyerkord, USS Towers, USS Stark and USS Wichita. In...
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  • in Lake Superior Bay". Twin Cities. 2009-03-24. Retrieved 2023-04-27. "U.S.S. Essex". Lake Superior Shipwrecks. Minnesota Historical Society. Retrieved...
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    USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636), a James Madison-class fleet ballistic missile submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for...
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    USS Tunny (SS/SSG/APSS/LPSS-282) was a Gato-class submarine which saw service in World War II and in the Vietnam War. Tunny received nine battle stars...
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    USS Atlanta was a Cleveland-class light cruiser of the United States Navy, which were built during World War II. The class was designed as a development...
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    squadron's DesDiv 21 comprised guided missile frigate USS Dahlgren, USS John W. Weeks, USS Mullinnix and USS Richard P. Leary that spent the rest of the year...
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    HMS Myngs (R06) (category W and Z-class destroyers)
    Destroyers Since 1945. Ian Allan Ltd. ISBN 0-7110-1817-0. Raven, Alan; Roberts, John (1978). War Built Destroyers O to Z Classes. London: Bivouac Books. ISBN 0-85680-010-4...
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    USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is an aircraft carrier for the United States Navy and the lead ship of her class. The ship is named after the 38th President...
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    USS Bluegill (SS-242/SSK-242) was a Gato-class submarine in commission in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946, from 1951 to 1952, and from 1953 to...
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    Fleet Week returned after 2020 was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Ships included: USS Rushmore (LSD-47) USS Michael Monsoor (DDG-1001) USS John S...
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  • Lawrence Seaway (USS Macon)". NavSource Online: Cruiser Photo Archive USS MACON (CA-132). Retrieved 2008-05-10. "Note on DD 698 USS Ault being in Operation...
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    USS Indianapolis (CL/CA-35) was a Portland-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy, named for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. Launched in 1931...
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