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USS Paulding (DD-22) was the lead ship of Paulding -class destroyers in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Hiram A. Paulding (1797-1878). She was in commission from 1910 to 1919 and saw service in World War I . After her Navy service, Paulding served in the United States Coast Guard as USCGC Paulding (CG-17) from 1924 to 1930.
After setting up her patrol barrier in the Formosa Straits, Camp found it necessary to head north at flank speed to avoid Typhoon Carla. Running into 40-foot (12 m) seas and 70 kn (81 mph; 130 km/h) winds which remained unabated for several days, Camp suffered total destruction of the forward gun shield and loss of the fire control radar system ...
Namesake. Lewis Heermann was born on 3 August 1779 in Kassel, Germany.He was commissioned as a Surgeon's Mate in the United States Navy on 8 February 1802. On 16 February 1804, during the First Barbary War, Lieutenant Stephen Decatur left Heermann in command of the bomb ketch USS Intrepid while he led a group of American seamen to board the captured frigate USS Philadelphia in Tripoli Harbor ...
English. Budget. $1.4 million [1] Box office. $3.2 million [1] Stand By for Action (British title: Cargo of Innocents) is a 1942 American black-and-white U.S. Navy war film from MGM, directed by Robert Z. Leonard, and starring Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy, Charles Laughton, Walter Brennan. Marilyn Maxwell made her film debut in this feature.
USS Terry (DD-513), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander Edward A. Terry (1839–1882).. Terry was laid down at Bath, Maine, on 8 June 1942 by the Bath Iron Works; launched on 22 November 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Charles Nagel, Jr., and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 26 January 1943.
Armament. 1 × 3-inch (76.2-mm)/23-caliber gun mount. 2 × Colt .30 caliber (7.62-mm) machine guns. 1 × Y-gun depth charge projector. USS SC-94, prior to July 1920 known as USS Submarine Chaser No. 94 or USS S.C. 94, was an SC-1 -class submarine chaser built for the United States Navy during World War I. She operated as part of the Otranto ...
Charles E. Tolman was born on 25 June 1903 in Concord, Massachusetts. He entered the United States Naval Academy in the summer of 1921 and graduated on 4 June 1925. After serving on the battleship USS Utah, he was transferred to USS Worden in 1926. Tolman then completed training courses at the Naval Torpedo Station, Newport, Rhode Island, and ...
Lionel Andrés " Leo " Messi [note 1] ( Spanish pronunciation: [ljoˈnel anˈdɾes ˈmesi] ⓘ; born 24 June 1987) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. One of the greatest players of all time, Messi has won a record eight Ballon ...