USS Bowers
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USS Bowers (DE-637/APD-40) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Robert K. Bowers (1915-1941), who was killed in action aboard the battleship USS California during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. The ship was laid down on 28 May 1943 at San Francisco, California, by the Bethlehem Steel Company; launched on 31 October, sponsored by Mrs. Eunice Bowers, the mother of Ensign Bowers; and commissioned on 27 January 1944. The ship served in World War II in the Pacific
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DE-637; DE-637
speed 24 knot, length 93.2 metre, beam 11.1 metre, draft 3.3 metre,
United States Navy, _underway_in_San_Francisco_Bay_on_5_February_1945_(80-G-216256).jpg)
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Location: KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
1944-01-27T00:00:00Z
1944-01-27T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1958-12-18T00:00:00Z
1958-12-18T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1943-10-31T00:00:00Z
1943-10-31T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1951-02-06T00:00:00Z
1951-02-06T00:00:00Z
ship recommissioning
1943-05-28T00:00:00Z
1943-05-28T00:00:00Z
keel laying
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USS Bowers (DE-637) underway in San Francisco Bay on 5 February 1945 (80-G-216256)USS Bowers (DE-637) underway in San Francisco Bay on 5 February 1945 (80-G-216256)
USS Bowers (DE-637) arriving in the Kerama Islands after being hit by a Kamikaze, 16 April 1945 (80-G-315257)USS Bowers (DE-637) arriving in the Kerama Islands after being hit by a Kamikaze, 16 April 1945 (80-G-315257)
Superstructure of USS Bowers (APD-40) on 17 January 1955 (7575230)Superstructure of USS Bowers (APD-40) on 17 January 1955 (7575230)| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| commons | image | USS Bowers (DE-637) underway in San Francisco Bay on 5 February 1945 (80-G-216256) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Bowers (DE-637) underway in San Francisco Bay on 5 February 1945 (80-G-216256) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Bowers (DE-637) arriving in the Kerama Islands after being hit by a Kamikaze, 16 April 1945 (80-G-315257) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Bowers (DE-637) arriving in the Kerama Islands after being hit by a Kamikaze, 16 April 1945 (80-G-315257) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Superstructure of USS Bowers (APD-40) on 17 January 1955 (7575230) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Superstructure of USS Bowers (APD-40) on 17 January 1955 (7575230) | Commons | ||
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