USS Harmon

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USS Harmon (DE-678) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy. USS Harmon was named after Mess Attendant Leonard Roy Harmon, who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his actions on the cruiser USS San Francisco during the Battle of Guadalcanal. USS Harmon was the first warship to be named after an African-American.

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speed 24 knot, length 93.2 metre, draft 3.3 metre, beam 11.1 metre, 
Buckley-class destroyer escort, destroyer escort, United States Navy


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    1943-08-31T00:00:00Z
    1943-08-31T00:00:00Z
    ship commissioning
    1943-07-09T00:00:00Z
    1943-07-09T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
    1947-03-27T00:00:00Z
    1947-03-27T00:00:00Z
    ship decommissioning
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    USS Harmon (DE-678) at Langemak Bay, New Guinea, 31 March 1944 (80-G-230056)USS Harmon (DE-678) at Langemak Bay, New Guinea, 31 March 1944 (80-G-230056)
    USS Dixie (AD-14) with Harmon (DE-678) at New Georgia 1944USS Dixie (AD-14) with Harmon (DE-678) at New Georgia 1944
    USS Harmon (DE-678) underway, circa in August 1943 (80-G-45162)USS Harmon (DE-678) underway, circa in August 1943 (80-G-45162)
    USS Harmon (DE-678) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 13 November 1945 (19-N-91490)USS Harmon (DE-678) off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 13 November 1945 (19-N-91490)
    "DEMOCRACY IN ACTION" No.IV - NARA - 535634
    USS Harmon PosterUSS Harmon Poster