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USS Piedmont (AD–17) was a Dixie -class destroyer tender built during World War II for the United States Navy. Her task was to service destroyers in, or near, battle areas and to keep them fit for duty. She served in the Pacific Ocean during World War II, the Cold War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
U.S.S. PIEDMONT. The USS PIEDMONT (AD-17), a Dixie class destroyer tender, was commissioned on 5 JAN 1944. USS PIEDMONT served her country for 38 years, 8 months and 25 days, until decommissioned on 30 SEP 1982. After fit out and shake down training off the coast of Florida in mid-1944, USS PIEDMONT transited the Panama Canal and joined the ...
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Wikipedia has a fine history of Doc; click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Piedmont. The late Bill Kastens, Association President for many years, wrote a history of ...
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. USS Piedmont (AD–17) was a Dixie -class destroyer tender built during World War II for the United States Navy. Her task was to service destroyers in, or near, battle areas and to keep them fit for duty. She served in the Pacific Ocean during World War II, the Cold War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
USS Piedmont (AD–17) was a Dixie-class destroyer tender built during World War II for the United States Navy. Her task was to service destroyers in, or near, battle areas and to keep them fit for duty. She served in the Pacific Ocean during World War II, the Cold War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
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. During that time”Doc” and the well trained crew of 1,000 sailors serviced both the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets during three major wars; WW II, Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam War.
Media in category "USS Piedmont (AD-17) (ship, 1942)" The following 22 files are in this category, out of 22 total. 127 mm gun turret aboard USS Piedmont (AD-17), in 1969.jpg 768 × 598; 240 KB. Aerial view of US Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan in 1957.jpg 917 × 501; 329 KB.
