USS Greer
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USS Greer (DD–145) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy, the first ship named for Rear Admiral James A. Greer (1833–1904). In what became known as the "Greer incident," she became the first US Navy ship to fire on a German ship, three months before the United States officially entered World War II. The incident led President Franklin D. Roosevelt to issue what became known as his "shoot-on-sight" order, with the intention of creating a casus belli in the Atlantic, provoking Germany to declare war on the US.
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DD-145
speed 35 knot,
United States Navy, William Cramp & Sons, 
Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
1930-03-31T00:00:00Z
1930-03-31T00:00:00Z
ship recommissioning
1939-10-04T00:00:00Z
1939-10-04T00:00:00Z
ship recommissioning
1918-02-24T00:00:00Z
1918-02-24T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1922-06-22T00:00:00Z
1922-06-22T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1937-01-13T00:00:00Z
1937-01-13T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1945-07-19T00:00:00Z
1945-07-19T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1918-12-31T00:00:00Z
1918-12-31T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1918-08-01T00:00:00Z
1918-08-01T00:00:00Z
ship launching
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Laid up destroyers at San Diego in 1922
USS Greer;0514502
US Navy cruisers and destroyers at Balboa, Panama on 23 April 1934| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | Dreadnought Project page@ | Wikidata | ||
| commons | image | Laid up destroyers at San Diego in 1922 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Greer;0514502 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | US Navy cruisers and destroyers at Balboa, Panama on 23 April 1934 | Commons | ||
