USS Higbee
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USS Higbee (DD/DDR-806) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the first U.S. warship named for a female member of the U.S. Navy, being named for Chief Nurse Lenah S. Higbee (1874–1941), a pioneering Navy nurse who served as Superintendent of the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps during World War I.
USS Higbee (DDR-806) being refueled by USS Ticonderoga (CVA-14), in 1960
USS Higbee in 1945
The MiG-17 flown by Nguyen Van Bay B in the attack on Higbee, 19 April 1972.
Higbee under repair at Subic bay following her bomb hit
Gearing-class destroyer
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The Gearing class was a series of 98 destroyers built for the U.S. Navy during and shortly after World War II. The Gearing design was a minor modification of the Allen M. Sumner class, whereby the hull was lengthened by 14 ft (4.3 m) at amidships, which resulted in more fuel storage space and increased the operating range.
USS Hanson in FRAM configuration, 4 August 1971
George K. MacKenzie, Leonard F. Mason, Henry W. Tucker, and Rupertus under the Story Bridge, Brisbane, Australia in January 1958.
Sarsfield (top) as delivered and Rowan (bottom) after FRAM I.
Norris after FRAM II.