USS Foote (DD-511)
Lambert M. Surhone, Miriam T. Timpledon, Susan F. Marseken
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Foote (DD-511), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Andrew Hull Foote (1806-1863), who served during the Civil War. Foote was launched on 11 October 1942 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs. J. C. Aspinwall, granddaughter of Admiral Foote; and commissioned 22 December 1942, Commander Bernard L. Austin in command. After escorting a convoy to Casablanca between 1 April-9 May, Foote prepared for Pacific duty, and on 28 June arrived at Noumea, New Caledonia, to join Destroyer Squadron 23. Through the next 3 months, she escorted convoys from Noumea to Guadalcanal, Efate, Espiritu Santo, Vella Lavella, and Rendova....
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Дата выхода: июль 2011