USS Terry (DD-513)
USS Terry (DD-513), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Commander Edward Terry (1839–1882).
Terry was laid down at Bath, Maine, on 8 June 1942 by the Bath Iron Works; launched on 22 November 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Charles Nagel, Jr., and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 26 January 1943, Commander George R. Phelan in command.
Read more about USS Terry (DD-513): Battle of The Atlantic, April – July 1943, Solomon Islands Campaign, September 1943 – April 1944, Mariana Islands Campaign, June – August 1944, Battle of Iwo Jima, February – March 1945, Honors
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