USS Taylor (DD-468)
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USS Taylor was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral William Rogers Taylor. She was laid down on 28 August 1941 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works Corp.; lau
USS Taylor (DD-468), 1944.
USS Nicholas (DD-449)
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USS Nicholas was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, serving for a total of 27 years, including through most of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. She was the second
USS Taylor (DD-468)
…CL-49), Honolulu (CL-48), and Helena (CL-50)—during operations between Espiritu Santo and Guadalcanal. During the night of 15–16 March, she joined Nicholas (DD-449), Radford (DD-446), and Strong (DD-467) in the fourth bombardment of the Vila-Stanmore Plantation located on Kolombangara Island in the central…
USS Nicholas, 1942
Survivors of the Japanese light cruiser Jintsu aboard Nicholas after the battle of Kolombangara
Nicholas after her FRAM II-conversion.