USS Ringgold

USS Ringgold (DD-500), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Cadwalader Ringgold (1802–1867). Entering service in 1942 during World War II, the destroyer served in the Pacific theater. Following the war the ship was placed in reserve before being transferred to the West German Navy and renamed Zerstörer 2 in 1959. In 1981 the destroyer was transferred to the Hellenic Navy and was renamed Kimon. Kimon was sold for scrap in 1993.

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D171; DD-500; Kimon; Zerstörer 2
speed 35 knot, length 114.8 metre, 
Fletcher-class destroyer, destroyer, West German Navy, United States Navy, Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Hellenic Navy, 
File:USS Ringgold (DD-500) underway in the Atlantic Ocean, circa in May 1943 (19-N-44875).jpg

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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,

1942-11-11T00:00:00Z

1942-11-11T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1946-03-23T00:00:00Z

1946-03-23T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1942-12-30T00:00:00Z

1942-12-30T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II

1942-06-25T00:00:00Z

1942-06-25T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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Frameless

USS Ringgold (DD-500) in Humboldt Bay, New Guinea, on 13 October 1944 (SC 111-260537)

USS Ringgold (DD-500) underway in the Pacific Ocean on 16 June 1944 (80-G-321655)

USS Ringgold (DD-500) off Charleston, South Carolina (USA), in early November 1945

USS Ringgold (DD-500) after losing her bow in a collision on 5 March 1945

USS Ringgold (DD-500) underway in the Atlantic Ocean, circa in May 1943 (19-N-44875)

USS Ringgold (DD-500) underway in the Pacific Ocean, circa in July 1945

Deck Log, USS RINGGOLD (DD-500), January 1, 1945. - NARA - 305183

Salamis Naval Base with Fletcher class destroyers 1979

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Ringgold (DD-500) in Humboldt Bay, New Guinea, on 13 October 1944 (SC 111-260537)		Commons
commons	image		USS Ringgold (DD-500) underway in the Pacific Ocean on 16 June 1944 (80-G-321655)		Commons
commons	image		USS Ringgold (DD-500) off Charleston, South Carolina (USA), in early November 1945		Commons
commons	image		USS Ringgold (DD-500) after losing her bow in a collision on 5 March 1945		Commons
commons	image		USS Ringgold (DD-500) underway in the Atlantic Ocean, circa in May 1943 (19-N-44875)		Commons
commons	image		USS Ringgold (DD-500) underway in the Pacific Ocean, circa in July 1945		Commons
commons	image		Deck Log, USS RINGGOLD (DD-500), January 1, 1945. - NARA - 305183		Commons
commons	image		Salamis Naval Base with Fletcher class destroyers 1979		Commons