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	Thatcher I dd 162
		The first Thatcher (Destroyer No. 162) was laid down on 8 June 1918 at Quincy, Mass., by the Fore River Plant of the Bethelehem Shipbuilding Corp., launched on 31 August 1918; sponsored by Miss Doris Bentley, the grandniece of Rear Admiral Thatcher, and commissioned on 14 January 1919, Lt. Comdr.
		Thatcher was recommissioned at San Diego on 18 December 1939, Lt. Comdr.
		Thatcher was accordingly withdrawn from the Atlantic Squadron and her operations with Destroyer Division 69 for transfer to the Royal Canadian Navy, which had been allocated six of the "50 ships that saved the world," as these vessels came to be known.
	www.multied.com /Navy/destroyer/dest2/ThatcherIdd162.html (850 words)

	USN Ships--USS Thatcher (Destroyer # 162, later DD-162)
		USS Thatcher was a 1060-ton Little class destroyer built at Quincy, Massachusetts.
		Thatcher was designated DD-162 in July 1920 and went to the West Coast in the Autumn of 1921.
		Henry K. Thatcher, USN (1806-1880), who commanded the West Gulf Blockading Squadron at the end of the Civil War.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-t/dd162.htm (552 words)

	WORLD WAR II 1945
		The Japanese submarine RO-112 is sunk by the submarine USS Batfish (SS-310) in the Philippines.
		The destroyer USS Kimberley (DD-521), light minelayer USS Robert H. Smith (DM-23) and high-speed transport USS Gilmer (APD-11) are damaged by suicide plane; the destroyer escort USS Sederstrom (DE-31) by collision; and the high-speed transport USS Knudsen (APD-11) by horizontal bomber, all in the Okinawa area.
		The battleship USS Colorado (BB-45) is damaged by an explosion, the destroyer USS Ammen (DD-527) by a horizontal bomber and the submarine chaser SC-737 by grounding, all in the Okinawa area.
	www.blountweb.com /blountcountymilitary/wars/ww2/timelines/1945_ww2.htm (11002 words)

	Destroyers transferred to Britain under Destroyers for Bases agreement (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		USS Rodgers (DD-254), commissioned as HMS Sherwood (I-80) on 23 Oct. 1940; stripped of usable parts, Sherwood was beached on 3 Oct. 1943 as a target for RAF rocket-equipped Beaufighters.
		USS Swasey (DD-273), commissioned as HMS Rockingham (G-58) on 26 Nov. 1940; while returning to Aberdeen on 27 Sep. 1944, poor navigation brought her into the defensive minefields off the east coast of the United Kingdom, and after striking a mine Rockingham was abandoned and sank with the loss of one life.
		USS Thatcher (DD-162), commissioned as HMCS Niagara (I-57) on 26 Sep. 1940; on 28 Aug. 1941 Niagara was involved in the capture of U-570, which had surrendered to an RAF Hudson the previous day; scrapped by the end of 1947.
	www.history.navy.mil.cob-web.org:8888 /faqs/faq59-24a.htm (1374 words)

	USN Ships--USS Crosby (Destroyer # 164, later DD-164 and APD-17)
		USS Crosby, a 1060-ton Little class destroyer built at Quincy, Massachusetts, was commissioned on 24 January 1919.
		USS Crosby was named in honor of Rear Admiral Pierce Crosby, USN (1824-1899), an important figure in the Naval history of the Civil War.
		USS O'Brien (DD-725) is fighting fires from alongside, as landing craft circle to rescue survivors.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-c/dd164.htm (798 words)

	USS THATCHER DD514 CONTRIBUTORS
		Thatcher sent a Assn. member to Okinawa for the dedication of the Memorial Wall (1995) listing all that were killed in the Battle of Okinawa.
		I served on the Thatcher from its commissioning to its decommissioming.
		About Thatcher - Henry K Thatcher was born in Thomaston, Me. May 26 1806.
	bobrosssr.tripod.com /514contrib.html (449 words)

	Triton Boat
		USS Tirante (SS-420), a Tench-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the tirante, a silvery, enlongated "cutlass fish" found in waters off Cuba.
		USS Triton (SSRN/SSN-586), a unique vessel, was the second submarine and the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Triton, a Greek demigod of the sea who was the son of Poseidon and Am...
		USS Triton (SS-201), a Tambor-class submarine, was the first submarine and third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Triton, a Greek demigod of the sea who was the son of Poseidon and Amph...
	boats-guides.com /topics/Triton-Boat.html (1409 words)

	US Navy Ships Named for People of the State of Maine
		USS Albert W. Grant (DD-649), Fletcher class, com.
		USS Charles F. Hughes (DD-428), Benson class, com.
		USS General M. Hersey (AP-148), General G. Squier class, com.
	www.datasync.com /~bouchard/meships/mepeople.html (942 words)

	DANFS: USS Thatcher (DD-162)
		The first Thatcher (Destroyer No. 162) was laid down on 8 June 1918 at Quincy, Mass., by the Fore River Plant of the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., launched on 31 August 1918; sponsored by Miss Doris Bentley, the grandniece of Rear Admiral Thatcher, and commissioned on 14 January 1919, Lt. Comdr.
		During the transatlantic NC-boat flights in May 1919, the destroyer operated on picket station number 9, one of 21 stations strung out from Newfoundland to the Azores between her sister ships Walker (DD-163) and Crosby (DD-164).
		Renamed HMCS Niagara (I.67), the destroyer departed Halifax on 30 November, proceeded eastward via St. John's, Newfoundland, and arrived in the British Isles on 11 December.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/dafs/DD/dd162.html (866 words)

	The FReeper Foxhole Revisits - Navy Divers - December 13th, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Salvage of the USS S-51 covered a ten month span of difficult and hazardous diving, and a special diver training course was made part of the operation.
		The USS S-4 was salvaged after a major effort, and the fate of the crew spurred several efforts toward preventing a similar disaster.
		Just as the loss of the USS F-4, USS S-51, USS S-4 and the sinking of the USS Squalus caused an increased concern in Navy diving in the 1920s and 1930s, a submarine disaster of major proportions had a profound effect on the development of new diving equipment and techniques in the postwar period.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-vetscor/1039600/posts (9315 words)

	USS Thatcher - meaning of word (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name '''USS ''Thatcher''''', named in honor of Admiral Henry K. Thatcher (1806–1880), who served in the American Civil War.
		* The first, USS Thatcher (DD-162), was a Wickes class destroyer destroyer launched in 1918 She was transferred to Canada in 1940 and recommissioned as HMCS ''Niagara'' (I57).
		* The second, USS Thatcher (DD-514), was a Fletcher class destroyer destroyer, launched in 1942 and struck in 1945.
	wordsonline.org /USS_Thatcher (106 words)

	USS Thatcher information information - Search.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Two ships of the United States Navy, both destroyers, been named USS Thatcher, honoring Admiral Henry K. Thatcher (1806–1880), who served in the American Civil War.
		The first Thatcher (DD-162), was a Wickes-class destroyer launched in 1918.
		The second Thatcher (DD-514), was a Fletcher-class destroyer, launched in 1942 and struck in 1945.
	search.com.com.cob-web.org:8888 /reference/USS_Thatcher (169 words)

	Utah sucker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		John's, Newfoundland and Labrador and Iceland, Broadwater was torpedoed by Unterseeboot 101 and sunk on 19 October 1941.
		- USS Swasey (DD-273) became HMS Rockingham (G58) on 26 November 1940 ; while returning to Aberdeen on 27 September 1944, poor navigation brought her into the defensive minefields off the east coast of the United Kingdom, and after striking a mine Rockingham was abandoned and sank with the loss of one life.
		- USS Hopewell (DD-181) became HMS Bath (I17) on 23 September 1940 ; while escorting her sixth convoy (OG-71) between Liverpool and Gibraltar, Bath was torpedoed by Unterseeboot 204 on 19 August 1941 and sank rapidly.
	hervs.es.iwet.info (10781 words)

	Imperial Cruisers
		Accompanied by the destroyers HIBIKI, SAGIRI, AKATSUKI, Captain (later Admiral) Richmond K. Turner’s USS ASTORIA (CA-34) arrives via the Panama Canal and Hawaii from Annapolis, Maryland carrying the remains of the former Japanese Ambassador to the United States, Saito Hirosi.* The ASTORIA steams into harbor with the United States ensign at half-staff.
		Halsey's Task Force 16 USS HORNET (CV-8), cruisers, destroyers and an oiler accompanied by the ENTERPRISE (CV-6), cruisers, destroyers and another oiler approach Japan.
		Lt Cdr (later Admiral/CINCPACFLT) Bernard A. Clarey in the USS PINTADO (SS-387) receives an "Ultra" signal from ComSubPac's codebreakers alerting him that a Japanese carrier, "a battleship or cruiser" and three destroyers are heading S through the Formosa Strait.
	www.combinedfleet.com /kiso_t.htm (2365 words)

	Uss Hogan - hulk hogan, nick hogan - brooke hogan on hogan knows best (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		USS O'Bannon (Destroyer # 177); USS Sproston (Destroyer # 173); USS Hogan (Destroyer # 178)...
		The first USS Hogan (DDâ“178) was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States...
		Captain Hogan commanded USS KAWISHIWI (AO-146) from 23 September 1974 to 23 January 1975.
	www.teamhogandrift.com /uss-hogan.html (224 words)

	USS Williams (DD-108) . 1940 . 1946 . Halifax . Saint John, New Brunswick (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Renamed HMCS St. Clair I-65 —her name commemorating the river which forms the boundary between Michigan and Ontario—the destroyer was fitted out for convoy escort duties and sailed for the British Isles on 30 November, in company with HMCS St. Croix ex-USS McCook DD-152 McCook, DD-152 and HMCS Niagara ex-USS Thatcher DD-162 Thatcher, DD-162.
		Late in May, when the powerful Germany German battleship Bismarck and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen slipped through the Denmark Straits, the "flush decker" became involved in the intensive and widespread effort to destroy the German dreadnought.
		The second USS Williams DD-108 was a Wickes class destroyer Wickes -class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I, later transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy as HMSC St. Clair I-65.
	www.uk.fraquisanto.net.cob-web.org:8888 /USS_Williams_(DD-108) (563 words)

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		USS Essex (LHD 2), USS Juneau (LPD 10), USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49), Curtis Wilbur and 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) arrived in Subic Bay Feb. 17 for the bilateral exercise Balikatan '06, but were immediately called to assist in the relief efforts in Leyte.
		One carrier homeported in Norfolk, the USS George Washington, is already scheduled to move to Japan.
		USS San Jacinto, USS Donald Cook, and USS Oscar Austin experienced much success in their efforts to deny terrorist organizations use of the maritime environment to support their operations while keeping waters safe for merchant traffic and fishing vessels.
	www.uscs.org /chat/files/020106.html (19000 words)

	OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE COOPER ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Kebless, Peter, 162 Van Winkle Ave., Garfield, N.J. Keeton, Luther F., 80 Eastland Dr., Memphis, Tenn.
		Burr L., Jr., USS Badoeng Strait, % FPO, San Francisco, Calif. 1954.
		Ryder, Lt. (J.G., Ronald A., USS Burton Is- 'land (AGB-1), FPO, San Francisco, Calif. 1949.
	elibrary.unm.edu /sora/Condor/files/issues/v056n04/p0235-p0260.html (19461 words)

	4piper
		The four-piper U.S.S. WARD was the first American ship to sink an enemy vessel in W.W.II.
		Her sister, the U.S.S. RUEBEN JAMES, was the first U.S. DD lost in action in the same war.
		The destroyer USS Ward opened fire and depth-charged the two-man submarine at 6:45 a.m.
	www.totalnavy.com /4piper.htm (1098 words)

	List of United States Navy destroyers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		CG-47 Ticonderoga and CG-48 Yorktown were approved as destroyers (DDG-47 and DDG-48) and redesignated cruisers before being laid down; it is uncertain whether CG-49 Vincennes and CG-50 Valley Forge were ever authorized as destroyers by the United States Congress (though the fact that the DDG sequence resumes with DDG-51 Arleigh Burke argues that they were).
		DDG-47 became USS Ticonderoga (CG-47), shifted to CG 1 Jan 1980
		DDG-48 became USS Yorktown (CG-48), shifted to CG 1 Jan 1980
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_destroyers_of_the_United_States_Navy (328 words)

	DANFS Online: Destroyers
		Numbering: Destroyers are numbered in a single series, designated "DD".
		DD 786 RICHARD B. DD 809 through DD 816 CANCELLED
		DD 864 HAROLD J. DD 891 through DD 926 CANCELLED
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/destroy (150 words)

	SS
		USS Stephen W. Groves FFG 29 c only
		USS San Antonio LPD 17 4 29 05
		Palang D-9 ex US DD 780 c only
	atlanticfleetsales.com /catalog-negatives.html (449 words)

	27 August 1941 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Hudson pilot contacted his superiors and was told to fly watch while they figured out how they could get vessels to the area.
		The last ship to the scene was the Canadian destroyer HMCS Niagara [ex USS Thatcher (DD-162)].
		The German had ample time to destroy all secret documents and internal fittings before the British boarded her.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /andrew.etherington/1941/08/27.htm (625 words)

	USS OAKLAND HISTORY 1945-VJ DAY
		The USS Bunker Hill was hit while steaming 2,000 yards from OAKLAND.
		Enemy suicide planes attacked; one crashing into the USS Enterprise within our formation.
		United States naval vessel damaged: Destroyer THATCHER (DD-514), by suicide plane, Okinawa area, 26 d.
	www.rtcol.com /~weshortz/history/hist45vj.htm (12903 words)

	Obituaries
		The son of the late Henry Knack and Catherine Mauer Knack, he was born on July 25, 1915 in Hortonville, N.Y. Ralph was a Watershed Inspector for the City of New York Board of Water Supply, working at the Neversink Dam from 1955 until his retirement in 1972.
		He was a veteran of the US Navy, receiving a Purple Heart during WW II for injuries sustained while serving on the USS Thatcher DD-514.
		He was a member of the Liberty Fire Dept. Ontario Hose Co. #3.
	archive.recordonline.com /archive/2005/10/11/obituaries.html (3126 words)

	The Official Chronology of the U.S. Navy in World War II--1941 (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab1.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Royal Navy thoroughly evaluated the submarine, the first to be captured intact for intensive study; the U-boat served as HMS Graph until it was wrecked in 1944.
		Among the ships that captured the submarine was Canadian destroyer HMCS Niagara, formerly USS Thatcher (DD-162), one of the fifty destroyers transferred in the destroyers-for-bases agreement of August 1940.
		TU 4.1.2 (Commander Fred D. Kirtland), accompanied by salvage vessel Redwing (ARS-4) and oiler Sapelo (AO-11), while escorting convoy HX 162, reaches the MOMP; 21 of the 35 merchantmen scattered by the storm encountered on 1 December have rejoined by this time.
	www.ibiblio.org.cob-web.org:8888 /hyperwar/USN/USN-Chron/USN-Chron-1941.html (16219 words)

	Desert Storm (Pro Set)
		Thanks much to Richard Cheddie for the update!
		He also points out that Topps's information was incorrect for the USS Inchon on card #179, because the ship was stationed in the Mediterranean and did not proceed to the Gulf.
		Perhaps the U.S. Defense Department was protecting information on deployments because the cards were almost issued in "real time"?
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/allender/desertps.htm (134 words)

	Deterring Democracy - XII. Force and Opinion
		One may imagine the reaction were Iran to go on from "boilerplate attacks on the United States" to threats to retaliate with military strikes against U.S. targets -- perhaps taking its cue from a lead story in the
		by Yossi Melman and Dan Raviv on how to deal with Saddam Hussein: "A strategic strike at their oil fields or an air base might be in order -- especially after US intelligence picked up signs that the Iraqi president rewarded the air force pilot who `mistakenly' attacked the USS Stark during the Gulf War."
		Western readers would be hard put to learn of the Legion of Merit award to the commander of the Vincennes, but it did not go unnoticed in the Third World, where commentators also readily draw the conclusions barred within Western intellectual culture.
	cyberspacei.com /jesusi/authors/chomsky/dd/dd_012.htm (13288 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Destroyer USS Thatcher (i) of the Wickes class
		uboat.net - Allied Warships - Destroyer USS Thatcher (i) of the Wickes class
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	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/2219.html (100 words)

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