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	USS Kidd (DD-661) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS Kidd (DD-661), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the 1st ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Adm. Isaac C. Kidd, Commander of Battleship Division 1, who died on the bridge of his flagship USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
		Kidd dropped astern of her formation to rescue the crew of a plane from aircraft carrier USS Essex(CV-9) which had splashed as the American carrier launched a strike at Rabaul.
		Kidd was towed from Philadelphia and arrived in Baton Rouge on 23 May 1982, and opened to the public on 27 August 1983 as part of the Louisiana Veterans Memorial.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Kidd_(DD-661) (1424 words)

	USS Morton 2003 reunion USS Kidd tour
		USS Kidd has had a lot of water under her keel since 1943 but now the water is a few feet under most of the time.
		Kidd is kept in top shape by a crew of hard working and dedicated volunteers, mostly older retired men who spend a few weekends a year volunteering for the Tin Can Sailors Field Days.
		One of the tours was to the USS Kidd DD 661 a Fletcher class destroyer and veteran of WW II, Korea and Vietnam as well as the Cold War.
	ussmortondd948.org /reunion_2003_USS_Kidd_tour.html (884 words)

	National Park Service: World War II Warships in the Pacific (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		USS Kidd is a Fletcher class destroyer and is representative of the 175 of her class built during the war.
		USS Kidd served with distinction during the war and saw action in some of the heaviest battles with the Japanese from 1943 to 1945.
		On April 11, 1945, during the invasion of Okinawa, USS Kidd was struck by a Japanese kamikaze and lost 38 dead and 55 wounded.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/butowsky1/kidd.htm (799 words)

	Kidd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Kidd was not only commander of the ship, but to many of the men of the Arizona, he was a kind father figure.
		In 1943, the destroyer, USS Kidd (DD-661), was commissioned in his honor.
		Kidd and her crew fought gallantly during the invasion of the Gilbert and Marshall Islands, the Philippines at Leyte Gulf, and off Okinawa, where she survived a kamikaze attack.
	www.gonebutnotforgotten.homestead.com /Kidd.html (631 words)

	DDG 100 To Honor Pearl Harbor Hero Rear Adm. Isaac C. Kidd
		Kidd was born in Cleveland, Ohio, March 26, 1884, and graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1906.
		USS Kidd (DD 661), 1943-1974, which is still afloat as a memorial at Baton Rouge, La.; and USS Kidd (DDG 993), which served the nation from 1981-1998.
		Kidd is a Flight IIA variant of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, and incorporates a helicopter hangar facility into the original design.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=12953 (529 words)

	USS KIDD DD-661 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The USS KIDD (DD-661) is a Fletcher-class destroyer, the six hundred sixty-first destroyer built by the United States Navy.
		KIDD was one of several destroyers which stood guard for the beleaguered carrier while her crew fought to keep her afloat.
		KIDD was chosen, in part, due to her condition after years of sitting idle: she had escaped the cannibalization common to ships of the inactive fleet.
	www.usskidd.com /usskiddhistory661.html (3489 words)

	American Welding Society Section News
		The USS Kidd (DD-661) is a Fletcher-class destroyer built at Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company in Kearny, N.J. She was named after Rear Admiral Isaac Campbell Kidd, Sr., who was killed aboard the USS Arizona during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
		Kidd was commissioned back into service on March 28, 1951, during the Korean War, where she won an additional four battle stars for service.
		Kidd is moored in the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, La., and is the centerpiece of the Louisiana Naval War Memorial.
	www.aws.org /sections/usskidd.html (975 words)

	USS Kidd - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
		USS Kidd was the highlight of my visit to the Pelican State (sorry, New Orleans!).
		The Kidd is the marquee attraction at the Louisiana Naval War Memorial in Baton Rouge.
		Guarded by an A7 Phantom and an eternal flame, names from 1776 to today are engraved in granite walls that evoke memories of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. The Kidd alternately floats in the Mississippi River and sits in a 'drydock' depending on the season.
	www.taskforce1.org /kidd.htm (481 words)

	USS Kidd - W5KID (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The USS KIDD (DD-661) is the six-hundred sixty-first Fletcher-class destroyer built by the United States Navy.
		After a long process, the KIDD was donated by the Navy and she arrived in Baton Rouge on May 23, 1982.
		Today, USS KIDD has been restored to her August 1945 configuration and she is one of the most authentic and accurate restorations in the Historic Fleet.
	www.lsu.edu /brarc/USS_Kidd.htm (356 words)

	US People--Kidd, Isaac C.
		Isaac Campbell Kidd was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on 26 March 1884.
		He was Commanding Officer of USS Arizona (BB-39) from September 1938 until February 1940, when he was promoted to Rear Admiral and assigned as Commander Battleship Division ONE and Chief of Staff to Commander, Battleships, Battle Force.
		Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Pearl Harbor attack.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/pers-us/uspers-k/ic-kidd.htm (763 words)

	Destroyers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The USS Kidd was a unit of the improved Fletcher DD-445 class destroyers that gained an impressive service record in World War 2, Korea, and Vietnam.
		USS Joseph P. Kennedy DD-850 - this represents the evolution of the war built destroyers into units still combat effective 20 years after their prime.
		The four ships of the Kidd class were originally ordered for the Iranian Navy by the Shah of Iran, but upon the fall of his government were seized by the US before completion.
	members.aol.com /ssycatalog/destroyers.html (5183 words)

	DoD News: DDG 100 To Honor Pearl Harbor Hero Rear Adm. Isaac C. Kidd, USN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		During and after the First World War, Kidd was stationed aboard battleship USS New Mexico, and later he had staff and Naval Academy service. He was executive officer of the battleship USS Utah and commanded the support ship USS Vega until his assignment as Captain of the Port at Chrisobal, Panama Canal Zone from 1927-30.
		Captain Kidd next attended the Naval War College and served on the College staff. He was commanding officer of the battleship USS Arizona from September 1938 until February 1940. He was promoted to Rear Admiral and assigned as commander Battleship Division One and chief of staff to commander, Battleships, Battle Force.
		Two previous U.S. Navy destroyers have been named in honor of Kidd. USS Kidd (DD 661), 1943-1974, which is still afloat as a memorial at Baton Rouge, La.; and USS Kidd (DDG 993) which served the nation from 1981-1998.
	www.defenselink.mil /releases/2004/nr20040422-0644.html (273 words)

	USS KIDD DD-661 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Welcome to the official Internet home port of the Fletcher-class destroyer USS KIDD (DD-661), the "Pirate of the Pacific." Located in the heart of scenic downtown Baton Rouge, the Louisiana Veterans Memorial serves to honor the men and women of our American armed forces.
		We encourage you to come to Baton Rouge and walk the decks of the KIDD in person.
		Touch the names of the fallen Americans whose names are carved into the fl granite walls of the Louisiana Memorial Plaza.
	www.usskidd.com (131 words)

	Reunio 2003 in New Orleans
		Some of the tours were the National D-Day Museum, a visit to the USS Kidd DD-661, a WWII Fletcher class destroyer, in nearby Baton Rouge, and a Creole dinner aboard a sternwheel steamboat on the Mississippi.
		Edwina Morton Thirsher, daughter of CDR Dudley "Mush" Morton, captain of the sub USS Wahoo SS 238 which was lost in 1943.
		Edwina was just 16 in 1959 when she Christened and launched the USS Morton DD 948 named for her father.
	ussmortondd948.org /reunion_2003.html (442 words)

	Kidd (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This 36 page Squadron-format book has many Kidd photos, drawings and camo schemes as well as a summary of the her operating history.
		Constructed at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock in Kearny, New Jersey and commissioned in 1943, the Kidd went on to an active and eventful career in the Pacific Theatre.
		Unique among museum ships, the USS Kidd rests on blocks that fully support - and expose - her hull when the Mississipi is at low ebb.
	www.steelnavy.com /kidd.htm (319 words)

	Bulletin Board for USS Kidd - DD 661
		My father was a sonarman on the USS Kidd during the Korean conflict.
		The listings are for the DD and for the present DDG-993....
		Anyone stationed on USS KIDD during reserve training home ported in Philadelphia, Pa. from 1961-1963.
	www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageBulletinBoard/1,13492,200566,00.html (206 words)

	Louisiana maritime museums - maritime museum websites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		USS Kidd (Destroyer): (LA) Built adjacent to the USS KIDD on the banks of the Mississippi River in downtown Baton Rouge, the Nautical Center houses many special attractions for the history or naval enthusiast.
		Among the attractions found at the Nautical Center is a display on the USS BATON ROUGE (SSN-689), a nuclear-powered Los Angeles class attack submarine.
		USS KIDD (DD-661): (LA) Welcome to the official Internet home port of the Fletcher-class destroyer USS KIDD (DD-661), the "Pirate of the Pacific." We invite you to relive history with us through these pages.
	www.maritimemuseums.net /LA.html (371 words)

	SOG Books Detail (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		USS KIDD DD-661 and the Fletcher Class Destroyers.
		The history of the USS KIDD (DD-661) during W.W.II and Korea, with brief individual histories of the remaining 174 Fletcher Class Destroyers.
		Also features a chapter on the USS KIDD Museum in Baton Rouge, LA. Exquisite photographs and informative text.
	www.sogbooks.com /main-search-detail.asp?index=24 (114 words)

	Navy Yard Associates: Books by Robert F. Sumrall USS Kidd
		The technical portion not only explores the exterior of the ship where the guns radar and other features are clearly visible but also the areas deep inside where the magazines, machinery and other equipment necessary to operate the ship are located.
		The operational history follows the Kidd from the time she was built until she became a museum ship at the U.S.S. Kidd and Nautical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
		Four line drawings show the Kidd in her various service configurations, and seven tables cover general information and data.
	www.navyyardassociates.net /bp2.html (251 words)

	USS KIDD DD-661 and Nautical Center in Baton Rouge, LA : details (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		USS KIDD DD-661 and Nautical Center in Baton Rouge, LA : details
		-- Fletcher-class destroyer USS KIDD (DD-661), the 'Pirate of the Pacific.' Located in the heart of scenic downtown Baton Rouge, the Louisiana Veterans Memorial serves to honor the men and women of our American armed forces.
		PAGE OVERVIEW: -- Provides general information about USS KIDD DD-661 and Nautical Center, which may include web site and contact information, as well as description and collections info for those planning to visit USS KIDD DD-661 and Nautical Center..
	www.museumstuff.com /rec/org_20020201_17730.html (216 words)

	Welcome to BoeAlps.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Welcome to the home page for our ship, the USS Barney.
		Welcome to the official website of the crew of the USS COONTZ.
		dedicated to the officers and crew that served aboard the USS COONTZ.
	www.boealps.org /searchresults.aspx?q=related:www.uss-king.com (138 words)

	USS Charles Ausburne - DD 570
		Enemy surface units sunk or accredited assistance by the USS Charles Ausburne
		Ray's ship, the USS OLDENDORF (DD-972), is assigned to the current DesRon 23, continuing the legacy of Arleigh Burke's "Little Beavers" of World War II.
		Thanks to Rich Ausburn for providing the photo of the first USS Charles Ausburn DD 294 and the SS Antilles.
	home.insightbb.com /~destanley/ausburne.htm (240 words)

	Naval Links (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		There are many links to other sources of information including the USS Yarnall (also sold to Taiwan).
		7 USS KIDD (DD-661)- The USS KIDD (DD-661) & NAUTICAL CENTER is a a museum in Baton Rouge, Lousiana.
		8 USS NICHOLAS DD-449 was the first Fletcher class destroyer to be commissioned.
	www.ussmullany.org /links/30links.html (406 words)

	Quarterdeck
		USS Turner Joy DD 951 in Bremerton Washington
		USS Laffey DD 724 in Patriots Point, South Carolina
		USS Sullivans DD 537 in Buffalo NY USS Kidd DD 661 in Baton Rouge Louisiana
	www.ussnewdd818.org (116 words)

	gallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Here are some jpegs of a destroyer model I built some time ago which were taken by a friend, Ken Sallman, of the Twin City Aero Historians in Minneapolis.
		The vessel is the USS KIDD, DD 661, as she appeared in August 1945.
		It's about 75% scratch-built, took 2025 hours over a 4 1/2 year period to build, and has 14,228 pieces in it.
	www.modelshipgallery.com /gallery/dd/dd-661/192-bs/dd661-main.html (148 words)

	Destroyers Page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Gearing class destroyers were the longest serving destroyers built by the US Navy, several ships still serving today in foreign navies.
		One of these one ship, the USS Joseph P. Kennedy DD- 850 is a museum ship in Fall River Massachusetts, teaching school children as well as adults about the life of Destroyerman in three wars.
		She is also featured in the movie "13 Days" about the Cuban Missile Crisis.
	members.aol.com /ssycatalog/dd2.html (2126 words)

	Reunions and Contacts for US Navy Ships K List
		The USS Kidd is now a Museum in Baton Rouge, LA
		USS Kidd and Nautical Center, 305 South River Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70802-6220
		USS Kidd DD-661 and Destroyer Squadron 48 Association
	www.navweaps.com /index_reunions/reunion_usn_K.htm (337 words)

	June 13 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Complimentary Admission on the USS Missouri for Veterans on November 11th
		USS ORLECK (DD-886) Field Day, Orange, TX October 14-16, 2005
		USS KIDD (DD-661) Field Day, Baton Rouge, LA
	www.destroyers.org /Redesign/P3/Announcements.htm (232 words)

	The USS KIDD Website have MOVED!!! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The USS KIDD Website has set sail for a new home port!
		We are now located at the following berth:
		Please bookmark this new address and come aboard often!!!
	www.premier.net /~uss_kidd/home.html (29 words)

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