USS Monssen (DD-436)

USS Monssen (DD-436)

USS Monssen (DD-436), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Mons Monssen, who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions aboard the USS Missouri (BB-11) in 1904.

Read more about USS Monssen (DD-436):  Construction and Entry Into Fleet, Transfer To The Pacific, Solomon Islands Campaign, Sinking At The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Wreck Discovery