USS Twiggs

USS Twiggs (DD-591) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy during World War II. She was the second ship to be named for Major Levi Twiggs (1793–1847) of the United States Marine Corps. Twiggs was laid down on 20 January 1943 at the Charleston Navy Yard and launched on 7 April 1943. The destroyer was commissioned on 4 November 1943. She was sunk on 16 June 1945 by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft near Okinawa.

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speed 35 knot, length 114.8 metre, 
Fletcher-class destroyer, destroyer, Charleston Naval Shipyard, United States Navy, 

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1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

1939-09-01T00:00:00Z

World War II Q362

1943-01-20T00:00:00Z

1943-01-20T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1943-04-07T00:00:00Z

1943-04-07T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1943-11-04T00:00:00Z

1943-11-04T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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Frameless

USS Paul Hamilton (DD-590) and USS Twiggs (DD-591) ready for launching at the Charleston Naval Shipyard on 7 April 1943 (80-G-K-13833)

USS Haraden (DD-585) after being hit by a Kamikaze in the Sulu Sea on 13 December 1944 (80-G-273000)

USS Twiggs (DD-591) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 7 December 1944 (80-G-215535)

LCDR George Philip Jr.

George Philip Jr signature

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Paul Hamilton (DD-590) and USS Twiggs (DD-591) ready for launching at the Charleston Naval Shipyard on 7 April 1943 (80-G-K-13833)		Commons
commons	image		USS Haraden (DD-585) after being hit by a Kamikaze in the Sulu Sea on 13 December 1944 (80-G-273000)		Commons
commons	image		USS Twiggs (DD-591) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 7 December 1944 (80-G-215535)		Commons
commons	image		LCDR George Philip Jr.		Commons
commons	image		George Philip Jr signature		Commons