USS Samuel B. Roberts

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USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823), a Gearing-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Samuel B. Roberts, a Navy coxswain who was killed evacuating Marines during the battle of Guadalcanal in 1942. The crew nicknamed the ship the "Steamin' Sammy B." for its busy schedule.

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DD-823; DD-823
5"/38 caliber gun, torpedo tube, Bofors 40 mm, depth charge, 
destroyer, Gearing-class destroyer, Consolidated Steel Corporation, United States Navy, 


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    1945-06-27T00:00:00Z
    1945-06-27T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
    1945-11-30T00:00:00Z
    1945-11-30T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
    1970-11-02T00:00:00Z
    1970-11-02T00:00:00Z
    ship decommissioning
    1946-12-22T00:00:00Z
    1946-12-22T00:00:00Z
    ship commissioning
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    USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823) underway in October 1962USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823) underway in October 1962
    USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823) underway c1947USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823) underway c1947
    USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823) underway in Naragansett Bay, circa in 1959USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823) underway in Naragansett Bay, circa in 1959
    USS Caloosahatchee (AO-98) refuels USS Leyte (CV-32) and USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823) during Operation Frigid on 20 November 1948USS Caloosahatchee (AO-98) refuels USS Leyte (CV-32) and USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823) during Operation Frigid on 20 November 1948
    USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823) off Block Island on 9 October 1950USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823) off Block Island on 9 October 1950
    USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823) underway on 20 September 1952USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823) underway on 20 September 1952
    USS Keppler (DD-765) with other ships at Bermuda in 1963USS Keppler (DD-765) with other ships at Bermuda in 1963
    USS Samuel B Roberts DD-823 sinking 1971USS Samuel B Roberts DD-823 sinking 1971
    USS Coral Sea (CVB-43) conducting Underway Replenishment with USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823). 1949 (49338756728)USS Coral Sea (CVB-43) conducting Underway Replenishment with USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823). 1949 (49338756728)
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      commonsimageUSS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823) underway in October 1962 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823) underway c1947 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823) underway in Naragansett Bay, circa in 1959 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Caloosahatchee (AO-98) refuels USS Leyte (CV-32) and USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823) during Operation Frigid on 20 November 1948 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823) off Block Island on 9 October 1950 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823) underway on 20 September 1952 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Keppler (DD-765) with other ships at Bermuda in 1963 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Samuel B Roberts DD-823 sinking 1971 Commons
      commonsimageUSS Coral Sea (CVB-43) conducting Underway Replenishment with USS Samuel B. Roberts (DD-823). 1949 (49338756728) Commons
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