USS Kidd on Deck-Op/HS

by David Doyle

Book Overview

Fletcher-class destroyers were the mainstay of the US Navy's destroyer force during WWII. With 175 of the class commissioned, the Fletchers were the most numerous of the US Tin Cans, as destroyers are affectionately known. Today, only one of the type has been preserved in WWII-configuration, the USS Kidd. Named after Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who gave his life on the bridge of his flagship USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor, the destroyer USS Kidd (DD-661)...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897476700
• ISBN13: 9780897476706
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Squadron/Signal Publications
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 11.0" x 8.5"