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	USS Twiggs (DD-591) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		USS Twiggs (DD-591), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Marine Major Levi Twiggs (1793–1847).
		Twiggs was laid down on 20 January 1943 at Charleston, S.C., by the Charleston Navy Yard; launched on 7 April 1943; sponsored by Mrs.
		Twiggs was struck from the Navy list on 11 July 1945; and, in 1957, her hulk was donated to the government of the Ryukyu Islands.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/U/USS-Twiggs-(DD-591).htm (1137 words)

	DD-591 DANFS
		Twiggs sortied from Kossol Roads on 1 January 1946 protecting a large task force intended for the invasion of Luzon.
		On 16 June, Twiggs was on radar picket duty off Senaga Shima in the western fire support area At 2030, a single, low-flying plane dropped a torpedo which hit Twiggs on her port side, exploding her number 2 magazine.
		Twiggs was struck from the Navy list on 11 July 1946; and, in 1967, her hulk was donated to the government of the Ryukyu Islands.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/destroy/dd591txt.htm (1031 words)

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		The heavy cruiser USS San Fransisco (CA-38) and destroyers USS Colahan (DD-658) and USS Moale (DD-693) are damaged by a storm; the destroyers USS Heywood L. Edwards (DD-663) and USS Bryant (DD-665) and submarine chaser PC-578 are damaged by collision; and LST 792 is damaged by coastal defense guns, all in the Iwo Jima area.
		The destroyer USS Pritchett (DD-561) is damaged by horizontal bomber; the destroyer escort USS Foreman (DE-633) by dive bomber; and the attack transports USS Chilton (APA-38), USS Henrico (APA-45), USS Goodhue (APA-107) and USS Telfair (APA-210) and LST 599 are damaged by suicide plane, 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.america-at-war.net /wwii1945.html (10861 words)

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		USS Yorktown (CV-5) damaged by aircraft bombs on 4 June 1942 during the Battle of Midway and sunk after being torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-168, 7 June 1942.
		USS Northampton (CA-26) torpedoed by the Japanese destroyer Oyashio on 30 November 1942 during the Battle of Tassafaronga and sank on 1 December 1942.
		USS Cisco (SS-290) sunk by Japanese warships and aircraft in the Sulu Sea, 28 September 1943.
	www.geocities.com /cogoseawarr/sankaskepp.htm (2896 words)

	DANFS: USS Twiggs (DD-591)
		Levi Twiggs was born in Richmond County, Ga., on 23 May 1793 and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps on 10 November 1813.
		Twiggs sortied from Kossol Roads on 1 January 1944 protecting a large task force intended for the invasion of Luzon.
		Twiggs was struck from the Navy list on 11 July 1945; and, in 1967, her hulk was donated to the government of the Ryukyu Islands.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/danfs/DD/dd591.html (1188 words)

	DAV Magazine: Reunions. @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		USS FARGO (CL-106)--October 21-24, 2004, Contact Clarence Simmons, Phone (830) 629-7137.
		USS PAUL HAMILTON (DD-590); USS TWIGGS (DD-591)--October 3-7, 2004, Contact Ted State, Phone (714) 637-3393, Email statent@pacbell.net.
		USS PHAONARB-3 WWII--October 14-16, 2004, Contact "Tex" William Huddleston, Phone (903) 838-7164 or (903) 832-2549.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:135373050&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (2104 words)

	ipedia.com: USS West Virginia (BB-48) Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The USS West Virginia in San Francisco Bay Career Laid down: 12 April 1920 Launched: 17 November 1921 Commissioned: 1 December 1923 Decommissioned: 9 January 1947 Fate: sold for scrap General Characte...
		USS West Virginia (BB-48), a Colorado-class battleship, was the second ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 35th state.
		See USS West Virginia for other ships of this name.
	www.ipedia.com /uss_west_virginia__bb_48_.html (5948 words)

	USS Putnam (DD 757) History Page
		USS Putnam inched in dangerously close to the beach to blast shore installations in support of the invading Marines and illuminated Japanese troop concentrations at night with star shells.
		USS Putnam was one of three destroyers assigned during the period from 19 through 25 April 1948 to the United Nations mediator, Count Folke Bernadotte, to attempt to maintain peace between Arab and Israeli forces.
		USS Putnam departed Norfolk on 25 September and transited the Suez Canal on 15 October, arriving at Yokosuka, Japan, on 10 November.
	www.mustangone.com /putnam/dd757.html (1174 words)

	Bio: Wilson, Benny L.
		The two destroyers replaced the USS Daly (DD-519) and USS Twiggs (DD-591) damaged in a kamikaze attack that had begun against the Twiggs at 1730, and ended with the Daly at 1739.
		The USS Van Valkenburgh (DD-656) in a “Good Samaritan” mission had come along side the Daly at 1910 to transfer her Medical Officer, Lieutenant M. Smale, along with Pharmacist Mate 3rd Class Charles B. Reed to attend the wounded on the Daly.
		The USS Morrison was a USS Fletcher class destroyer with a crew of approximately 273.
	www.jacklummus.com /Files/Files_W/WilsonBL.htm (571 words)

	USS George Philip (FFG 12)
		The dark blue and gold on the shield of the coat of arms are the colors traditionally associated with the Navy and are symbolic of the sea and excellence.
		He gave his life when his ship, USS TWIGGS, was damaged from a Japanese torpedo and kamikaze attack off Okinawa in June 1945.
		USS GEORGE PHILIP was commissioned in Nov 1980 at Todd Shipyard in San Pedro, Ca.
	united-states-navy.com /ffg/FFG12.HTM (1095 words)

	USS Haraden (DD-585) - meaning of word
		The second ''Haraden'' was launched by Boston Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, 19 March 1943; sponsored by Miss Caroline E. Derby, great-great-grandniece of Captain Jonathan Haraden; and commissioned at Boston 16 September 1943, Commander H. Allen, Jr., in command.
		At Pearl Harbor ''Haraden'' was reassigned to escort carriers USS Natoma Bay (CVE-62) (CVE-62) and USS Manila Bay (CVE-61) (CVE-61) and repair ship USS Hector (AR-7) (AR-7) for the next major operation in the epic sweep through the Pacific—the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign.
		As ''Haraden'' lay dead in the water, USS Twiggs (DD-591) (DD-591) came alongside to help and the destroyer was soon underway on her own power.
	wordsonline.org /USS_Haraden_(DD-585) (1014 words)

	WORLD WAR II 1945 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		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.
		April 24 - The destroyer escort USS Frederick C. Davis (DE-136) is sunk by a submarine torpedo in the Atlantic.
	www.blountweb.com /blountcountymilitary/wars/ww2/timelines/1945_ww2.htm (11002 words)

	Joseph C. Arrison (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Despite the hazard of exploding ammunition from the blazing Twiggs, 188 survivors including 39 men who were wounded were rescued from the oily waters.
		One of them struck at a destroyer which was standing offshore for bombardment duty - - the USS Twiggs, captained by Commander George Philip.
		The three surviving officers were among the wounded: the Twiggs disaster was one of the few in which every officer in the embattled ship was either killed or injured.
	www.dvrbs.com /WW2-JosephArrison.htm (2344 words)

	U.S. Navy Battleships - USS West Virginia (BB 48) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Assigned in the spring of 1943 to the newly constructed USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56), Miller was lost when the carrier was torpedoed on 24 November 1943 during Operation Galvanic in the Gilbert islands.
		American submarines USS Darter (SS-247) and USS Dace (SS-227) drew first blood in what would become known as the Battle for Leyte Gulf on 23 October 1944 when they sank, respectively, two of Kurita's cruisers: Maya and Atago.
		Within a short time, aided by USS Putnam (DD-757) and an LCI, West Virginia closed and blasted enemy guns in an attempt to rescue her plane crew who had "dug in for the day" to await the arrival of the rescuers.
	www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/battleships/wvirginia/bb48-wva.html (5863 words)

	USN Ships--USS Paul Hamilton (DD-590)
		USS Paul Hamilton, a 2050-ton Fletcher class destroyer built at the Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, was commissioned in October 1943.
		USS Paul Hamilton was named in honor of Paul Hamilton (1762-1816), who was Secretary of the Navy in 1809-1812.
		USS Paul Hamilton (DD-590) transferring rockets to USS Sargent Bay (CVE-83), March 1945.
	www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-p/dd590.htm (518 words)

	USS Tarbell (DD-142) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		The first USS Tarbell (DD–142) was a Wickes class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I.
		On 31 December, Lea was severely damaged in a collision, and Tarbell took her in tow for Bermuda.
		On 3 January 1944, the destroyer was relieved of her towing duties by Cherokee (AT-66) and Twiggs (DD-591) and caught up with the convoy at Horta in the Azores on the 7th.
	www.tocatch.info /en/USS_Tarbell_(DD-142).htm (1103 words)

	DANFS Online: Destroyers
		DD 193 ABEL P. DD 200 through DD 205 CANCELLED
		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)

	Coeur d'Alene Press
		I was a teenager when the nuclear sub, USS Thresher, went down.
		They knew from my column that my dad has served on the USS Twiggs before she was torpedoed and sunk off Okinawa; that he died when I was 14; that my mother tried to kill me when I was in college and, when I survived, she refused to give me anything of my dad's.
		They looked into the namesake of the USS Twiggs, found out where she'd sunk, what her ship number was, and then commissioned two patches especially for me.
	www.cdapress.com /articles/2004/10/22/columns/columns08.txt (731 words)

	USS Twiggs DD 591 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Builder: Charleston Navy Yard Laid Down: January 20 1943 Launched: April 7, 1943 Commissioned: November 4 1943 Fate: Sunk by Japanese Aircraft off Okinawa 06/16/45.
		We are seeking information on the USS Twiggs and her crews.
		Files and photos may be E-mailed to us and we will incorporate them into these pages.
	www.destroyersonline.com /usndd/info/infdf591.htm (63 words)

	combatindex.com - US Sea Systems: FFG 12 (USS GEORGE PHILIP)
		Dark blue and gold are the colors traditionally associated with the Navy and are symbolic of the sea and excellence.
		The stars represent three Pacific Island campaigns -- the liberation of the Philippine Islands; the conquest of Iwo Jima; and the capture and occupation of Okinawa -- during which Commander Philip commanded USS TWIGGS (DD-591).
		The USS GEORGE PHILIP, an Oliver Hazard Perry Class guided missile frigate, is named in honor of Commander George Philip, Jr., USN (1912-1945).
	www.combatindex.com /hardware/detail/sea/ffg12_detail.html (827 words)

	Other Ships
		AS 21 USS Antaeus - The Sons of Poseidon
		DD 591 USS Twiggs - From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of
		LPH 9 USS Guam-shows crest and # 9 and motto (Swift and Bold)
	www.militaryartifacts.com /OtherShips.htm (117 words)

	USS Irwin (DD-794) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		USS Irwin (DD-794), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Noble E. Irwin (1869–1937).
		Another enemy suicide plane was shot down 21 May.
		Irwin figured in another mercy mission the night of 16 June 1945 when she assisted in the rescue of survivors from destroyer Twiggs (DD-591), sunk by combined air, torpedo, and suicide attacks.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/U/USS-Irwin-(DD-794).htm (1126 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Warships - Destroyer USS Haraden (ii) of the Fletcher class
		USS Haraden entered the Sulu Sea on 13 December 1944 while escorting escort carriers, and were attacked that day by four Japanese aircraft.
		As Haraden lay dead in the water, USS Twiggs (DD 591) came alongside to help and the destroyer was soon underway on her own power.
		She arrived at San Pedro Bay 14 December 1944 and transferred her casualties 14 killed and 24 wounded.
	uboat.net /allies/warships/ship/1942.html (186 words)

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		USS Stephen W. Groves FFG 29 c only
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		Palang D-9 ex US DD 780 c only
	www.atlanticfleetsales.com /catalog-negatives.html (449 words)

	Fletcher Class Destroyer USS Fletcher DD 445
		Custom built Fletcher Class Destroyer models from the USS Fletcher DD 445 to the USS Rooks DD 804 or any other of the 175 Fletcher Class Destroyers in between.
		Custom built ship models such as the USS Fletcher DD 445 Destroyers are available as both investment and museum quality models.
		All 175 Fletcher Class Destroyers from the USS Fletcher DD 445 to the USS Rooks DD 804 are available in a multitude of configurations, sizes and levels of detail.
	www.ravenarts.com /fletcher.html (728 words)

	PARTIAL LIST OF US DESTROYERS SUNK OR DAMAGED BY KAMIKAZE AIRCRAFT NEAR OKINAWA IN 1945 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		April 12, 1945 USS Manert L Abel DD-733
		June 10, 1945 USS William D Porter DD-579
		May 11, 1945 USS Hugh W Hadley DD-774
	www.billykrsigsbee502.com /partial.html (83 words)

	HyperWar: USS Twiggs (DD-591) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
		Built at Charleston Navy Yard and commissioned 1943
		"Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Twiggs
		For crew lists, and reunions see the Veterans Info Page.
	www.ibiblio.org /hyperwar/USN/ships/DD/DD-591_Twiggs.html (72 words)

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