USS Taylor

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USS Taylor (DD/DDE-468) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral William Rogers Taylor (1811–1889). She was laid down on 28 August 1941 at Bath, Maine, by the Bath Iron Works Corp.; launched on 7 June 1942, sponsored by Mrs. H. A. Baldridge; and commissioned on 28 August 1942 at the Charlestown Navy Yard near Boston, Mass.

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length 114.8 metre, speed 35 knot, 
Fletcher-class destroyerdestroyerUnited States NavyBath Iron WorksItalian Navy


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    1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
    1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
    1941-08-28T00:00:00Z
    1941-08-28T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
    1969-06-03T00:00:00Z
    1969-06-03T00:00:00Z
    ship decommissioning
    1942-08-28T00:00:00Z
    1942-08-28T00:00:00Z
    ship commissioning
    1942-06-07T00:00:00Z
    1942-06-07T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
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    USS Piedmont (AD-17) with destroyers at Yokosuka c1960USS Piedmont (AD-17) with destroyers at Yokosuka c1960
    USS TAYLOR - Action Report (Enc A-B) - DPLA - 96f23a9fbde647b4c17b2a7f49ec668b (page 3)USS TAYLOR - Action Report (Enc A-B) - DPLA - 96f23a9fbde647b4c17b2a7f49ec668b (page 3)
    USS TAYLOR - Action Report (Enc A-B) - DPLA - 96f23a9fbde647b4c17b2a7f49ec668b (page 4)USS TAYLOR - Action Report (Enc A-B) - DPLA - 96f23a9fbde647b4c17b2a7f49ec668b (page 4)
    USS TAYLOR - Action Report (Enc A-B) - DPLA - 96f23a9fbde647b4c17b2a7f49ec668b (page 5)USS TAYLOR - Action Report (Enc A-B) - DPLA - 96f23a9fbde647b4c17b2a7f49ec668b (page 5)
    USS TAYLOR - Action Report (Enc A-B) - DPLA - 96f23a9fbde647b4c17b2a7f49ec668b (page 6)USS TAYLOR - Action Report (Enc A-B) - DPLA - 96f23a9fbde647b4c17b2a7f49ec668b (page 6)
    USS O`Bannon (DD-450), USS Chevalier (DD-451) and USS Taylor (DD-468) underway at sea on 15 August 1943 (80-G-58800)USS O'Bannon (DD-450), USS Chevalier (DD-451) and USS Taylor (DD-468) underway at sea on 15 August 1943 (80-G-58800)
    USS O`Bannon (DD-450), USS Chevalier (DD-451) and USS Taylor (DD-468) underway on 15 August 1943 (80-G-58803)USS O'Bannon (DD-450), USS Chevalier (DD-451) and USS Taylor (DD-468) underway on 15 August 1943 (80-G-58803)
    USS Taylor (DD-468) underway in San Francisco Bay, California (USA), on 26 January 1944 (NH 107451)USS Taylor (DD-468) underway in San Francisco Bay, California (USA), on 26 January 1944 (NH 107451)
    USS Dixie (AD-14) with six destroyers alongside in the 1960sUSS Dixie (AD-14) with six destroyers alongside in the 1960s
    USS Taylor (DD-468) underway off Oahu, Hawaii (USA), on 8 March 1963 (NH 107297)USS Taylor (DD-468) underway off Oahu, Hawaii (USA), on 8 March 1963 (NH 107297)