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| | USS Selfridge (DD-357), Porter-class destroyer leader |
 | | The second USS Selfridge, DD 357, was laid down on 18 December 1933 by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, N.J., Iaunched on 18 April 1936; sponsored by Mrs. |
 | | Through the summer, she operated with cruisers of TF 36, later TF 37, and participated in exercises with TF's 38, 39 and 34. |
 | | In late September, as a unit of the 3d Fleet's amphibious force, she escorted an LST convoy to Vella Lavella, then commenced nighttime patrols up "the Slot" to intercept Japanese shipping. |
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