Edson (DD-946) was launched 4 January 1958 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs. M. A. Edson; and commissioned 7 November 1958.
Our nation’s fleet of historic ships grows by one!
Tim Younkman of the Bay City Times writes, “The battle continues to bring the Vietnam-era destroyer USS Edson to the Bay City riverfront. Volunteers and maritime enthusiasts have worked for 13 years to secure a 20th century combat ship as a Bay City attraction. Their efforts paid off when the U.S. Navy granted ownership of the 56-year-old Edson, now in mothballs, to the Saginaw Valley Navel Ship Museum.”
Full article here.
For more about the namesake of the USS Edson, click here.
One Response to "USS Edson (DD-946) Update"
Really? “Navel ship museum?” Was that navalhistory.org’s typo or theirs?
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