Three ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Wainwright.
The first ship was named for Commander Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright II, his son, Master Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright III, and his cousin, Commander Richard Wainwright. Wainwright (DD-419) honored these three officers as well as Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright, the son of Commander Richard Wainwright. Wainwright (DLG-28) honored the previous four Wainwrights and Commander Richard Wainwright, the son of Admiral Wainwright.
The first Wainwright (DD-62) was a Tucker-class destroyer launched in 1916 and struck in 1934.
The second Wainwright (DD-419) was a Sims-class destroyer, commissioned in 1940 and decommissioned in 1946.
The third Wainwright (DLG-28) was a Belknap-class destroyer leader, commissioned 1966 and decommissioned in 1993.
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shorted out and became unavailable. The crews of two target ships, USSWainwright and USS Carteret, moored far from the detonation site, had moved back on...
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Belmonte 17 May: USS Spiegel Grove 4 Jun: USS Hepburn 12 Jun: USSWainwright 5 Jul: USS Rathburne 8 Jul: USS White Plains 10 Jul: USS Harold E. Holt 26...
08:08. There was an abortive attack by six bombers in the evening. USSWainwright broke up an air attack on the convoy the same day. Later that evening...
craft, challenged the cruiser USSWainwright and Surface Action Group Charlie, firing a Harpoon missile at them. The frigate USS Simpson responded to the challenge...
Belmonte 17 May: USS Spiegel Grove 4 Jun: USS Hepburn 12 Jun: USSWainwright 5 Jul: USS Rathburne 8 Jul: USS White Plains 10 Jul: USS Harold E. Holt 26...
cruisers USS Belknap (CG-26) USS Josephus Daniels (CG-27) USSWainwright (CG-28) Vietnam War USS William H. Standley (CG-32) Vietnam War USS Biddle (CG-34)...
from Europe was set to mid-May 1948. The Altalena, former landing ship tank USS LST-138, organized by Hillel Kook (a.k.a. Peter Bergson) purchased by Irgun...
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