USS Knapp (DD-653) , a Fletcher -class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Harry Shepard Knapp a Vice Admiral of the United States Navy and Military Governor of Santo Domingo. Her keel was laid down on 8 March 1943 by Bath Iron Works, in Bath, Maine. She was launched on 10 July 1943, sponsored by Margaret L. and Mary C. Knapp and commissioned on 16 September 1943.
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USS High Point ⓘ U.S. Navy patrol craft
USS Plainview ⓘ
USS Shark ⓘ former schooner in the United States Navy
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keel laying
1943-07-10T00:00:00Z
1943-07-10T00:00:00Z
ship launching
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1957-03-04T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1943-09-16T00:00:00Z
1943-09-16T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
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1942-06-21T00:00:00Z
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USS Knapp (DD-653) underway at sea on 15 May 1955 (80-G-668342)
USS Knapp (DD-653), San Diego
USS Grosbeak (AMS-14), possibly at Norfolk, Virginia (USA), circa in the later 1940s (L45-112.04.01)
USS Knapp (DD-653) underway at sea on 15 May 1955 (80-G-668342)
USS Knapp (DD-653), San Diego
USS Grosbeak (AMS-14), possibly at Norfolk, Virginia (USA), circa in the later 1940s (L45-112.04.01)
USS Knapp (DD-653) with USS Alabama (BB-60) in April 1944
USS Knapp (DD-653) with USS Alabama (BB-60) in April 1944
Type Subtype Date Description Notes Source
event armed conflict 1942 Bombardment of Fort Stevens bombardment Wikidata object watercraft USS High Point ship Wikidata object watercraft USS Plainview experimental ship, hydrofoil Wikidata object watercraft USS Shark schooner Wikidata site fort Fort Clatsop fort Wikidata site fort 1863 Fort Stevens fort, United States Army Wikidata site museum USS Knapp preserved watercraft, museum ship, destroyer, United States Navy Wikidata
commons image USS Knapp (DD-653) underway at sea on 15 May 1955 (80-G-668342)
Commons commons image USS Knapp (DD-653), San Diego
Commons commons image USS Grosbeak (AMS-14), possibly at Norfolk, Virginia (USA), circa in the later 1940s (L45-112.04.01)
Commons commons image USS Knapp (DD-653) underway at sea on 15 May 1955 (80-G-668342)
Commons commons image USS Knapp (DD-653), San Diego
Commons commons image USS Grosbeak (AMS-14), possibly at Norfolk, Virginia (USA), circa in the later 1940s (L45-112.04.01)
Commons commons image USS Knapp (DD-653) with USS Alabama (BB-60) in April 1944
Commons commons image USS Knapp (DD-653) with USS Alabama (BB-60) in April 1944
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