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USS The Sullivans (DDG-68) is an Arleigh Burke-class (Flight I) Aegis guided missile destroyer.She is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the five Sullivan brothers–George, Francis, Joseph, Madison, and Albert Sullivan, aged 20 to 27–who died when their ship, USS Juneau, was sunk by a Japanese submarine in November 1942 in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal.
As a direct result of the Sullivans' deaths (and the deaths of four of the Borgstrom brothers within a few months of each other two years later), the U.S. War Department adopted the Sole Survivor Policy. [15] The Navy named two destroyers The Sullivans to honor the brothers: USS The Sullivans (DD-537) and USS The Sullivans (DDG-68). DD-537 was ...
USS The Sullivans (DD-537) is a retired United States Navy Fletcher-class destroyer.The ship was named in honor of the five Sullivan brothers (George, Francis, Joseph, Madison, and Albert) aged 20 to 27 who died when the light cruiser, USS Juneau, was sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942.
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USS The Sullivans may refer to: USS The Sullivans (DD-537), is a Fletcher-class destroyer, launched in 1943, decommissioned in 1965 and donated in 1977 to the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park and serves as a museum ship; USS The Sullivans (DDG-68), is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer launched in 1995 and currently in service
USS Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) This is a list of destroyers of the United States Navy, sorted by hull number.It includes all of the series DD, DL, DDG, DLG, and DLGN. CG-47 Ticonderoga and CG-48 Yorktown were approved as destroyers (DDG-47 and DDG-48) and redesignated cruisers before being laid down; it is uncertain whether CG-49 Vincennes and CG-50 Valley Forge were ever authorized as destroyers ...
In addition, USS Monterey (CG-61) was intended to join the group in 1996–97. [21] In September 1995, USS Hue City (CG-66) joined Carrier Group Two. [22] Hue City was transferred from Carrier Group 2 to the Western Hemisphere Group on 1 August 1998. The group deployed in 2000–01 led by Harry S. Truman (CVN-75).
The Cleveland-class cruiser USS Little Rock and the Fletcher-class destroyer USS The Sullivans were part of the original display. [1] In 1988, the Gato-class submarine USS Croaker was added. [1] In 1989, Croaker underwent a refit. The ships in the park remain property of the United States Navy, which inspects them annually. [2]