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Destroyer USS Kidd

Destroyer USS Kidd

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A brilliantly detailed visual representation of the only US World War II destroyer that has retained its original configuration all the way up to today.

USS Kidd (DD-661) was launched February 28, 1943, and served in the Pacific from August 1943 until the end of World War II, taking part in operations in the Marshall Islands, the Marianas campaign, and the Philippines. In early 1945, she joined Task Force 58 (TF 58) for the invasion of Okinawa. After service in the Korean War as part of Task Force 77 she alternated West Pacific cruises with operations on the West Coast. She was decommissioned on June 19, 1964 and entered the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. She has been docked at Baton Rouge since May 23, 1982, when she was transferred to the Louisiana Naval War Memorial Commission and is now on public view there as a museum vessel. Never modernized, USS Kidd is the only destroyer to retain its World War II appearance.

This brand-new addition to the "Anatomy of the Ship" series combines a brief narrative history of the USS Kidd, its design, and construction, with a series of detailed plans of the destroyer, contemporary photographs, and Stefan Draminski's superbly detailed digital color artworks.

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BrandOsprey Publishing
Pub dateMar 5, 2024
ISBN-101472827414
ISBN-139781472827418
Hardcover336.0 pages
LanguageEnglish
Dimensions9.8 × 1.25 × 10.25 in
Weight3 lb
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