USS Sproston

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USS Sproston (DD-577) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was the second ship named for US Naval Lieutenant John G. Sproston, who was killed in action while leading an attack on a Confederate ironclad during the American Civil War.

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
1943-05-19T00:00:00Z
1943-05-19T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1950-09-15T00:00:00Z
1950-09-15T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1942-04-01T00:00:00Z
1942-04-01T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1942-08-31T00:00:00Z
1942-08-31T00:00:00Z
ship launching
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USS Sproston (DD-577) underway off Hawaii on 9 January 1965 (NH 107266)USS Sproston (DD-577) underway off Hawaii on 9 January 1965 (NH 107266)
DDE-577 Sproston - DPLA - 29ee5e199e3c0e0fb388264f6f295354DDE-577 Sproston - DPLA - 29ee5e199e3c0e0fb388264f6f295354
USS Sproston (DD-577) in San Francisco Bay, California (USA), on 28 August 1944 (BS 89770)USS Sproston (DD-577) in San Francisco Bay, California (USA), on 28 August 1944 (BS 89770)
USS Sproston (DDE-577) at Pearl Harbor c1960USS Sproston (DDE-577) at Pearl Harbor c1960
U.S. Navy destroyers and destroyer escorts laid up at San Diego, California (USA), in June 1950 (80-G-428265)U.S. Navy destroyers and destroyer escorts laid up at San Diego, California (USA), in June 1950 (80-G-428265)
USS Sproston (DD-577) off Charleston, South Carolina (USA), in 1943 (19-N-49299)USS Sproston (DD-577) off Charleston, South Carolina (USA), in 1943 (19-N-49299)
USS Sproston (DDE-577) underway in 1958USS Sproston (DDE-577) underway in 1958
USS Sproston (DD-577) and USS Delta (AR-9) at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on 25 June 1967USS Sproston (DD-577) and USS Delta (AR-9) at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on 25 June 1967
USS Sproston (DDE-577) underway, in 1960USS Sproston (DDE-577) underway, in 1960