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1USS Lagarto (SS-371) — USS Lagarto (SS 371), a Balao class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the lagarto, a lizard fish.Her keel was laid down on 12 January 1944 by the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company of Manitowoc, Wisconsin. She was …
2Battle of Tassafaronga — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Tassafaronga caption=USS Minneapolis at Tulagi with torpedo damage a few hours after the battle on December 1, 1942 partof=the Pacific Theater of World War II date=November 30, 1942 place=off… …
3USS Ellyson (DD-454) — USS Ellyson (DD 454/DMS 19), a . Ellyson and USS|Hambleton|DD 455|2 continued the attack with depth charges, forcing U 616 to surface again. Ellyson sank her with gunfire on the morning of the 17th, then rescued 30 survivors. Ellyson arrived at… …
4USS Johnston (DD-557) — was a World War II era Fletcher class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy. She was the first Navy ship named after Lieutenant John V. Johnston.Construction and commissioning Johnston was laid down 6 May 1942 by the Seattle Tacoma… …
5HMS Achates (H12) — HMS Achates (Lt.Cdr. A.H.T. Johns, R.N., DSO+) was an A class destroyer of the Royal Navy launched on 4 October 1929 and commissioned on 27 March 1930. She was sunk on 31 December 1942 in the Battle of the Barents Sea.The Hood EpisodeIn early May …
6USS Aylwin (DD-355) — For other ships of the same name, see USS Aylwin. USS Aylwin (DD 355) Career (US) …
7Presidential Unit Citation (United States) — Presidential Unit Citation Army and Air Force P.U.C …
8USS Taylor (DD-468) — USS Taylor (DD/DDE 468) was a Fletcher class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral William Rogers Taylor (1811 ndash;1889). She was laid down on 28 August 1941 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works Corp.; launched on 7 June …
9Gaza flotilla raid — Coordinates: 32°38′28″N 33°34′02″E / …
10USS Philip (DD-498) — USS Philip (DD/DDE 498), a sclass|Fletcher|destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral John W. Philip (1840 ndash;1900). Philip was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New… …
