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Ward

CountryUnited States
Ship ClassWickes-class Destroyer
Hull NumberDD-139
Builder NameMare Island Navy Yard

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Destroyer USS Ward off Mare Island, California, 19 Sep 1918. Note the World War I style Dazzle paint scheme in the British style.Destroyer USS Ward off Mare Island, California, Sep 1939. Two years later, this ship would go on to fire the United States’ first shot of the Pacific War.
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» US Navy Report of Japanese Raid on Pearl Harbor, Enclosure E, USS Ward

Destroyer Ward (DD-139) Photo Gallery
Destroyer USS Ward off Mare Island, California, 19 Sep 1918. Note the World War I style Dazzle paint scheme in the British style.Destroyer USS Ward off Mare Island, California, Sep 1939. Two years later, this ship would go on to fire the United States’ first shot of the Pacific War.
See all 3 photographs of Destroyer Ward (DD-139)


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