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- Keel Laid December 1 1941 - Launched December 7 1942 USS PIEDMONT AD-17 Commissioned January 5 1944 - Decommissioned September 30 1982
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Aug 20, 2015 · Piedmont (AD-17) was laid down by the Tampa Ship Building Co., Inc., Tampa, Fla. 1 December 1941; launched 7 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Elsa Kauffman; and commissioned 5 January 1944, Comdr. Malcolm D. MacGregor in command. Early in February 1944 destroyer tender Piedmont stood out from Tampa, Fla. on her shakedown cruise.
The USS Piedmont was relieved by the Prairie in Yokosuka, Japan and upon leaving was ordered to replenish and refuel destroyers on station off the coast of Russia. After a 7 month cruise, the Piedmont arrived back in Long Beach in February 1974.
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USS PIEDMONT AD-17 was at Tokyo Bay September 2 1945 for the Japanese surrender USS PIEDMONT earned the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon, the China Service Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the Navy Occupation Service Medal (with Asia clasp), the National Defense Service Medal (2 awards), ...
Mar 17, 2001 · Length: 530'6" Beam: 73'3" Draft: 25' Speed: 18.5 knots (max); 12 knots (econ) Armament: 4 5"/38 DP; 4x2 40mm; 23 20mm. Complement: 1,181. Geared turbine engines; twin screws; 11,300 h.p. Built at Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Tampa, Fla., and commissioned 5 January 1944. Additional Links: "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Piedmont.
About. The USS Piedmont was commissioned on Jan. 5, 1944 in Tampa, FL and decommissioned on Sept. 30, 1982 in Norfolk, VA after 38 years of active service.
USS Piedmont (AD 17) - decommissioned -. USS PIEDMONT was the third DIXIE - class destroyer tender and the first ship in the Navy named after the region which lies just east of the Appalachian Mountains in Pennsylvania, Virginia and the Carolinas. Decommissioned on September 30, 1982, the PIEDMONT was transferred to Turkey on October 18, 1982 ...
USS Piedmont Reunion Association. Menu and widgets. Home; Next Reunion; ... click Piedmont Reunions History–1989 to 2014. The About page gives a brief history; ...
