USS Shields (DD-596), was a Fletcher -class destroyer of the United States Navy. Thomas Shields was born in New Castle, Delaware. He appointed midshipman on 2 January 1804. He …

Shields’ shakedown cruise, interrupted by a 9 day escort assignment with lowa (BB-61), lasted from 7 March to 18 April 1945. She departed Puget Sound on 6 May and after several days of …

2021年11月6日 · USS Shields (DD-596) May 1948, a San Francisco Examiner photo. USS Shields (DD-596) off the San Francisco Naval Shipyard, 10 September 1952, following a …

Welcome to the next generation USS Shields DD-596 website! Pardon our dust as we build the site, but we wanted you to see and participate in its design and construction. You walked the …

Power to drive through the seas at high speed from four boilers turning dual screws taller than a man. Shields had special boilers that set speed records.

DD-596 General Specifications Class: Fletcher class destroyer Named for: Thomas Shields Complement: 329 Officers and Enlisted Displacement: 2050 tons Length: 376 feet 6 inches …

USS Shields (DD-596), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Purser Thomas Shields (died 1827), who fought in the Battle of New Orleans. The keel of …

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Sponsored by First Lieutenant Margaret Shields Farr, WAC, the great-granddaughter of Purser Shields, the destroyer was launched on 25 September 1944 and commissioned on 8 February …

Shields (DD-596: dp. 2,050; 1. 376'5"; b. 39'7", dr. 17'9"s. 35.2 k.; cpl. 329; a. 5 5", 10 40mm., 10 21" tt., cl. Fletcher) The keel of the destroyer, Shields, was laid on 10 August 1943 at Puget …