USS Bryant [SEP] vessel class
USS Bryant
USS "Bryant" (DD-665) was a "Fletcher"-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Samuel W. Bryant (1877–1938).
"Bryant" was launched 29 May 1943 by Charleston Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. Samuel W. Bryant, widow of Rear Admiral Bryant; and commissioned 4 December 1943, Commander Paul Laverne High in command.
1944.
After fitting out at the Charleston Navy Yard, "Bryant" conducted a month-long shakedown cruise near Bermuda before returning to
USS Albacore (SP-751)
The first USS "Albacore" (SP-751) was a United States Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1917 to 1919.
"Albacore" was built as a civilian motorboat of the same name in 1900 by Howard Brothers at San Diego, California. The U.S. Navy acquired her from her owner, Bryant H. Howard of San Diego, in 1917 for World War I service as a patrol vessel. Ordered to be delivered to the Navy on 21 June 1917, she was commissioned soon thereafter as