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USS Frederick C. Davis
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USS Frederick C. Davis was an Edsall-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. It was the last US Naval vessel lost in the Battle of the Atlantic.
USS Frederick C. Davis (DE-136) at sea
USS Frederick C. Davis (DE-136) at sea
Participating in Operation Teardrop in the spring of 1945
Participating in Operation Teardrop in the spring of 1945
Ship commissioning
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Ship commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service and may be regarded as a particular application of the general concepts and practices of project commissioning. The term i
USS Frederick C. Davis
…1942 by the Consolidated Steel Corporation of Orange, Texas that was launched on 24 January 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Dorothy H. Robins. The ship was commissioned on 14 July 1943. Frederick C. Davis sailed from Norfolk on 7 October 1943 to escort a convoy to Algiers. She was assigned to escort duty between North…
In 1999 the French carrier Charles De Gaulle began her sea trial phase, which identified the need for the flight deck to be extended for the safe oper
In 1999 the French carrier Charles De Gaulle began her sea trial phase, which identified the need for the flight deck to be extended for the safe operation of the E-2C Hawkeye.
Hundreds attend the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. Nancy Reagan, wife of the ship's namesake, gave
Hundreds attend the commissioning ceremony for the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. Nancy Reagan, wife of the ship's namesake, gave the ship's crew its traditional first order as an active unit of the Navy: "Man the ship and bring her to life."
Crew members and guests salute as the colors are paraded at the decommissioning ceremony of the salvage and rescue ship Grasp
Crew members and guests salute as the colors are paraded at the decommissioning ceremony of the salvage and rescue ship Grasp
Ships may enter preservation as museum ships after being decommissioned, as seen here with USS Wisconsin, on display at Nauticus in Norfolk, Virginia.
Ships may enter preservation as museum ships after being decommissioned, as seen here with USS Wisconsin, on display at Nauticus in Norfolk, Virginia.