USS Twining (DD-540) [SEP] vessel class
USS Twining (DD-540)
USS "Twining" (DD-540), a "Fletcher"-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Nathan C. Twining (1869–1924).
"Twining" was laid down on 20 November 1942 at San Francisco, California, by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 11 July 1943, sponsored by Mrs. S.B.D. Wood; and commissioned on 1 December 1943, Commander Ellis Kerr Wakefield in command.
"Twining" departed San Francisco on 21 December for shakedown training
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- USS "Twining" (DD-540), American "Fletcher"-class destroyer
See also.
- Twinings, a British tea brand