USS Kidd (DD-661)

From WWII and Korea to Museum Ship

USS Kidd (DD-661)
David Doyle
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Hardback
h229 x 229mm - 112pg
6 Dec 2022 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9780764364655
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USS Kidd is the best preserved example of the iconic Fletcher class of destroyers, which played a crucial role in the Second World War. USS Kidd (DD-661) is the only Fletcher-class destroyer preserved in WWII configuration. With 175 total ships launched, the Fletchers were the most numerous and most impactful class of destroyers in the US Navy during the Second World War. DD-661 was named for RAdm. Isaac C. Kidd, who was killed onboard the Battleship Arizona at Pearl Harbor. USS Kidd saw action in both the Atlantic and in the Pacific. In April 1945, the ship was seriously damaged by a Kamikaze strike. Kidd was recommissioned during the Korean War, and finally decommissioned for the final time in 1964. The interior and exterior of the ship have been painstakingly restored and preserved in Baton Rouge by the Louisiana Naval War Memorial Commission. This work uses colour photography to provide readers an illustrated tour of the ship, above and below deck. AUTHOR: Since 1999, David Doyle has written over 200 published books, and the range of topics has expanded to include warships and combat aircraft. These books have ranged in size from 56 pages to large works approaching 1,000 pages. SELLING POINTS: . Named for Medal of Honor recipient RAdm. Isaac Kidd, killed on USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor . The only Fletcher-class destroyer preserved in WWII configuration, and currently a memorial museum in Baton Rouge, Louisiana . Was the only Navy ship approved to fly the "Jolly Roger" 283 colour and b/w photographs
Since 1999, David Doyle has written over 200 published books, and the range of topics has expanded to include warships and combat aircraft. These books have ranged in size from 56 pages to large works approaching 1,000 pages.
Status: No local stock, title imported to order
ISBN-13: 9780764364655
Published: 6 Dec 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Schiffer Publishing
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Format: Hardback
Height: 229mm
Width: 229mm
Pages: 112

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