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	4Reference \|\| USS Washington (BB-56) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		At sunset on 13 November, Rear Admiral Lee took Washington, South Dakota (BB-57), and four destroyers and headed for Savo Island the scene of the disastrous night action of 8 August and 9 August to be in position to intercept the Japanese convoy and its covering force.
		Approaching on a northerly course, nine miles west of Guadalcanal, TF 64 was reported by the Japanese reconnaissance planes to consist of a battleship, a cruiser, and four destroyers steaming in column formation.
		On 15 June, Admiral Mitscher's TF 58 planes bombed Japanese installations on Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands and Chichi Jima and Haha Jima in the Bonin Islands.
	www.4reference.net /encyclopedias/wikipedia/USS_Washington_BB_56_.html (4107 words)

	USS Mitscher (DDG-57) - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		USS Mitscher (DDG 57) became the second U.S. Navy warship named to honor Admiral Marc A. Mitscher (1887-1947), famed naval aviator and World War II aircraft carrier task group commander.
		USS Mitscher was commissioned on 10 December 1994, and was sponsored by Mrs.
		Mitscher transferred to her homeport in Norfolk, Virginia later in December 1994, and has since made three Mediterranean deployments and participated in many Caribbean exercises.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /USS_Mitscher_%28DDG-57%29 (209 words)

	USS Indianapolis (CA-35) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On the night of 19 February 1943, while Indianapolis and two destroyers patrolled southwest of Attu, hoping to intercept enemy ships running reinforcements and supplies into Kiska and Attu, she contacted a Japanese cargo ship, Akagane Maru.
		Japanese carrier planes, which hoped to use the airfields of Guam and Tinian to refuel and rearm and attack American off-shore shipping, were met by carrier planes and the guns of the Allied escorting ships.
		Destroyers Madison and Ralph Talbot were ordered from Ulithi, and the destroyer escort Dufilho with attack transports Bassett and Ringness from the Philippine Frontier to the rescue scene, searching thoroughly for any survivors.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Indianapolis_%28CA-35%29 (3828 words)

	Mission Beyond Darkness by Robert Taylor
		Mitscher knew the risks of dispatching a large force on such a long-range mission so late in the day, but he also knew his task was to get the carriers.
		Admiral Mitscher knew that without some form of guidance it was going to be impossible to recover his aircraft and, ignoring the submarine threat, boldly ordered the fleet to turn on lights.
		As Yaussi and his gunner James Curry clamber out of the sinking aircraft, the Fletcher class destroyer USS Anthony, her 24 inch searchlight ablaze is moving in to make the pick-up.
	www.bnr-art.com /aeronaut/msn-bynd.htm (448 words)

	USS Mitscher (DD-927) - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Marc A. Mitscher, widow of Admiral Mitscher and commissioned on 15 May 1953.
		She was converted to a guided missile destroyer at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard between 18 March 1966 and 29 June 1968 and designated DDG-35.
		USS Mitscher was decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 June 1978, and sold for scrap in July 1980.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /USS_Mitscher_%28DD-927%29 (84 words)

	Encyclopedia: Arleigh Burke class destroyer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The class is named for Admiral Arleigh "31-Knot" Burke, the most famous destroyer officer of World War II.
		Admiral Burke was alive when the class leader was commissioned, and his words to the plank crew echo in the class's distinguished service to date: "This ship is built to fight; you'd better know how." Admiral is a word from the Arabic term Amir-al-bahr (Lord of the bay).
		One Arleigh Burke class ship has been damaged by enemy action: Cole was damaged by a improvised explosive device delivered by a suicide boat in October 2000 in Aden, Yemen (see USS Cole bombing).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Arleigh-Burke-class-destroyer (2171 words)

	Destroyer Leader Association
		She was 493 feet long with a beam width of 50 feet and a draft of 13 feet 10inches.She could attain a speed of 30 knots.
		Mitscher's keel was laid down as DD-927, 3 October 1949, by the Bath Iron Works, Corp., Bath, Maine; re-designated DL-2, 2 February 1951; launched 26 January 1952; sponsored by Mrs.
		The USS Mitscher DDG-35 was decommissioned on June 1, 1978.
	www.destroyerleaderassociation.org /ships/dl-2_history.asp (504 words)

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		Marc Andrew Mitscher, born 26 January 1887 in Hillsboro, Wis., graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy 3 June 1910 and served 2 years at sea in Colorado.
		In addition to several shore-based commands, Mitscher, during the next two decades, served in carriers Langley and Saratoga, seaplane tender Wright, and as commander Patrol Wing 1.
		Mitscher commanded Patrol Wing 2 until December when he became commander fleet air, Noumea.
	hush.gooside.com /Text/6m/62Mi/M23aMita_.html (538 words)

	DDG 57 Mitscher
		USS Mitscher was commissioned on December 10th,1994, and was sponsored by Mrs.
		Mitscher was promoted to Rear Admiral in February 1942 and led HORNET to the war in the Pacific.
		Because of their large size, however, ships of the Mitscher class were redesignated Destroyer Leaders and, on 15 May 1953, DL-2 was commissioned USS Mitscher.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/ddg-57.htm (987 words)

	USS Mitscher Visits Aksaz, Turkey (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The highlight of the port visit was Christmas Day, where the crew of the Mitscher celebrated the event much like they would of back home in the U.S. Traditional turkeys, hams, potatoes, and pies were offered, and the crew definitely did not pass up the meal.
		The world over made their resolutions, but for the Mitscher and her crew, there were two very important ones.
		Mitscher is the seventh Arleigh Burke class destroyer commissioned for U.S. Navy service.
	www.mitscher.navy.mil /porta.htm (499 words)

	U.S. Naval Air Operations, WWII
		Murray), hit targets in the Buin-Tonolei-Faisi area (5 Oct); attacked beached Japanese transports and supply dumps on Guadalcanal; destroyed a concentration of seaplanes at Rekata Bay (16 Oct); and, with the Enterprise, fought in the Battle of Santa Cruz (26-27 Oct) in which she was sunk by air attack.
		Three destroyers capsized in the high seas and several ships were damaged, including four light carriers of Task Force 38 and four escort carriers of the replenishment group.
		A task force of one light cruiser, eight destroyers, and Yamato, the world's largest battleship, made what was to be the last sortie of the Japanese Navy and was decisively beaten by carrier aircraft in the Battle of the East China Sea (7 Apr), in which only four Japanese destroyers survived.
	home.att.net /~ww2aviation/USNair.html (19654 words)

	USS Missouri (BB-63) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The (A large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer) cruiser (additional info and facts about Pittsburgh) Pittsburgh took Franklin in tow until she gained speed to 14 knots (26 km/h).
		Yamato, the world's largest battleship, was sunk, as were a cruiser and a (A person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to) destroyer.
		Four remaining destroyers, sole survivors of the attacking fleet, were damaged and retired to (additional info and facts about Sasebo) Sasebo.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/u/us/uss_missouri_(bb-63)4.htm (5018 words)

	Mitscher Class
		The Four Ships that constituted the MITSCHER class of Destroyer Leaders (DL) were in fact laid down in 1949 originally as basic fleet destroyers (DD) with conventional destroyer batteries with the sole innovation being the twin 5-inch/54 caliber gun installation in a semi-automatic version.
		While the MITSCHER class ships were "experimental and developmental" destroyers and had their problems as such, there are three important historical footnotes for this class of vessel especially the
		MITSCHER was homeported at Newport, R.I. and was under the command of Commander Maylon T. Scott, USN.
	www.gyrodynehelicopters.com /mitscher_class.htm (1753 words)

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		Compelled to pass bet ween the halves of the sinking destroyer, the battleship proceeded ahead, Punjabi's depth charges exploding beneath her hull as she passed.
		At sunset on the 13th, Rear Admiral Lee took Washington, South Dakota (BB-57), and four destroyers and headed for Savo Island-the scene of the disastrous night action of 8 and 9 August-to be in position to intercept the Japanese convoy and i ts covering force.
		On 15 June, Admiral Mitscher's TF 58 planes bombed Japanese installations on Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands and Chichi Jima and Haha Jima in the Bonins.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/battlesh/bb56.htm (4039 words)

	USS Mitscher (DDG 57)
		The cross throughout the shield recalls the Navy Cross Admiral Mitscher was awarded for his participation in the first transatlantic air passage.
		Admiral Mitscher was a pioneer of strike warfare and a steadfast proponent of quick, decisive action.
		On January 12, 2001, USS MITSCHER began a six-month deployment with the TRUMAN Battle Group.
	www.navysite.de /dd/ddg57.htm (561 words)

	Destroyer Photo Index DDG-57 USS MITSCHER
		Mitscher is on her first deployment since being commissioned 1994.
		The Mitscher is departing as part of the carrier battle group belong to USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).
		The Mitscher is one of many warships supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, the multi-national coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people, eliminate Iraq's weapons of mass destruction and end the regime of Saddam Hussein.
	www.navsource.org /archives/05/01057.htm (584 words)

	U.S. Navy Battleships - USS Washington (BB 56) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		At sunset on the 13th, Rear Admiral Lee took Washington, USS South Dakota (BB-57), and four destroyers and headed for Savo Island, the scene of the disastrous night action of 8 and 9 August, to be in position to intercept the Japanese convoy and its covering force.
		On 15 June 1944, Admiral Mitscher's TF 58 planes bombed Japanese installations on Iwo Jima in the Volcano Islands and Chichi Jima and Haha Jima in the Bonins.
		On that day, Washington, with USS Iowa (BB-61), USS Indiana, Alabama, the light cruiser USS Birmingham (CL-62), and a destroyer screen, was detached from the screen of TG 58.4, forming TG 58.7, under Vice Admiral Lee.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/battleships/washington/bb56-wash.html (4072 words)

	Destroyers OnLine - The Destroyer Leader (DL) Class (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Norfolk (DL) class is more comparable in size to a World War II cruiser than a destroyer.
		Originally termed a "Frigate" by the US Navy, contrary to other navies for which the term Frigate was reserved for a standard "destroyer size" ship which specialized in ASW, the DL class was designed as a fast-carrier task group AAW defense ship.
		The class only consisted of 5 ships being superceded by the DLG class with the "G" standing for "missile" armament.
	www.destroyersonline.com /usndd/classdl.html (99 words)

	Destroyers (DD, DDG) - The Workhorses of the Fleet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Destroyers (DD, DDG) - The Workhorses of the Fleet
		As the twentieth century dawned, destroyers grew to be the general purpose work horse of the fleet.
		Russian Sovremenny class destroyer Otchyanny in Norfolk Va. July 1989.
	www.gnt.net /~wright/navyard7.html (310 words)

	Pupils reach out to sailors 05/02/04
		Auxiliary President Adrienne Connors recently presented certificates of appreciation to the children for their efforts, and the commander of the Mitscher sent a signed picture of the ship and a letter of appreciation.
		The Mitscher has an ATM machine for accounts in the ship's bank, a store and a barber shop that gives 20 haircuts every day.
		The Mitscher also is equipped with a fitness center so the sailors can keep in shape during a tour of duty.
	www.thenewsherald.com /stories/050204/edu_20040502033.shtml (455 words)

	Battles for Leyte Gulf - The United States Third Fleet - Halsey, Mitscher, Arleigh Burke
		information as to destroyer dispositions cannot be regarded as completely reliable, since there was, as Samuel E. Morison relates, very frequent shifting of destroyers between task groups - and unfortunately there are confusing discrepancies in the official history.
		For example, Appendix 1 of Morison's Volume XII states that destroyer Irwin was transferred from Group 3 (Sherman's group) to Group 4 (Davison's Group) on 23 October, and appears to state that Desdiv 10 containing destroyers Laws, Longshaw, Morrison and Pritchett was also so transferred.
		Destroyer Gatling, which was also assisting the damaged Princeton, was also detached on the 24th., presumably as escort for the cruiser Birmingham which had been damaged when the Princeton exploded.
	www.angelfire.com /fm/odyssey/LEYTE_GULF_THIRD_FLEET_.htm (564 words)

	USS Mitscher Visits Souda Bay, Crete (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		After a busy month underway, which included several exercises, the crew was anxious to spend a few days on the Greek island.
		Known for their wonderful food and hospitality, the locals heartily welcomed Mitscher sailors to Crete.
		The town of choice for the sailors was Hania, a mid-sized sailboat port known for its terrific waterfront.
	www.mitscher.navy.mil /portb.htm (414 words)

	Robert Taylor - Mission Beyond Darkness
		By 4.30pm over 200 fighters, dive-bombers, and torpedo strike planes were in the air and heading for the target.
		It was 8pm and pitch dark as the first of the returning aircraft neared the carriers.
		They were forced to ditch and were rescued by the destroyer USS Anthony.
	www.aviatorart.com /taylor/t-mission.htm (887 words)

	Encyclopedia: List of destroyers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Town class — 50 ships from three classes of United States Navy destroyers, 1917–1920
		C and D class — 14 ships, 1931–1932
		Arleigh Burke class — 36 ships, 1989– (further ships are being constructed or planned)
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-destroyers (302 words)

	USS Cole (DDG-67) - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The second USS Cole (DDG-67) is an Arleigh Burke-class "Aegis" guided missile destroyer homeported in NS Norfolk, Virginia.
		This Cole is named in honor of Marine Sergeant Darrell S. Cole, a machine gunner killed in action on Iwo Jima on 19 February 1945.
		Cole left Norfolk on November 29, 2003 on the destroyer's first overseas deployment since it was bombed in the year 2000.
	open-encyclopedia.com /USS_Cole_(DDG_67) (378 words)

	armament
		The mounts could be rapidly trained at a rate of 40 degrees/second, elevated from -15 degrees to 85 degrees at 25 degrees/second, and loaded at any angle of elevation.
		The 3-inch/50-cal. Mark 22 was a semiautomatic gun with a power driven automatic loader that fired a fixed AA (Anti Aircraft) or HC (High Capacity) round consisting of a projectile and a cartridge case crimped to the projectile.
		During the destroyer Fleet Rehabilitation And Modernization (FRAM) program of the 1960s the destroyers that were modernized had their 3-inch guns removed, however, those that did not undergo FRAM kept most of their 3-inch guns and as of this writing they survive in a few foreign navies.
	www.ussmullinnix.org /armament.html (1355 words)

	VPNAVY - VPB-21 Association "SCUTTLEBUTT" Page
		It was really a Kamikaze effort' The fleet was comprised of the battleship Yamato; one Agano class Light Cruiser the Yahagi ; another Cruiser, class unidentified; and a number of Destroyers.
		The Yamato it was learned later had only fuel enough for a one way trip to Okinawa...it was planned that the crew would beach itself and then destroy as much of the invading forces as possible with it's huge 18 inch guns.
		At this point, Simms continued to circle the area to provide protection from any enemy planes and try to keep the attention of the damaged ships to allow Jim Young to effect an open sea landing to pick up the pilot of a carrier plane they had spotted on a life raft.
	www.vpnavy.com /vp21jan96.html (527 words)

	List of destroyer classes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Horizon CNGF class — 4 ships in construction
		KDX III class — 1 ship under construction + 2 planned
		County class — 8 ships (4 Batch I, 4 Batch II), 1961–1967
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_destroyers (313 words)

	Ship Types
		There were three main destroyer types that received the Navy's Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization (FRAM) reconstruction: FLETCHER, SUMNER and the GEARING class series of destroyers.
		These floating workshops were massive: While a GEARING destroyer would have a crew complement of slightly over 300, a typical tender had over 3000 crew to man a ship some 5 times the size of a destroyer.
		With the U.S. Navy stretched thin in the far east during the 60's and with the height of the cold war, it became clear that the Japanese Navy needed to expand its then-role of a simple coastal patrol force to that of being able to protect its own sea-lanes from Submarines.
	www.gyrodynehelicopters.com /ship_types.htm (1125 words)

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