USS Edson
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USS Edson is a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer, formerly of the United States Navy, built by Bath Iron Works in Maine in 1958. Her home port was Long Beach, California and she initially served in the
USS Edson (DD-946)
The bow of USS Edson at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
USS Edson in 2003
USS Turner Joy
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USS Turner Joy is one of 18 Forrest Sherman-class destroyers of the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Charles Turner Joy USN. Commissioned in 1959, she spent her entire career in the Pacif
USS Edson
…this time in Bay City, Michigan. A National Historic Landmark, she is one of only two surviving Forrest Sherman-class destroyers, the other being the USS Turner Joy. USS Edson was named for Major General Merritt "Red Mike" Edson USMC (1897–1955), who was awarded the Medal of Honor (while serving as Commanding Officer…
USS Turner Joy underway at sea on 9 May 1964.
Turner Joy, retired and docked in Bremerton, 2006.
Turner Joy in Bremerton, 2014
A view of the bridge.