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USS Nelson (DD 623)

Destroyer of the Bristol class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassBristol 
PennantDD 623 
Built byFederal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down7 May, 1942 
Launched15 Sep, 1942 
Commissioned26 Nov, 1942 
End serviceJan, 1947 
Loss position
 
HistoryDecommissioned January in January 1947.
Stricken 1 March 1968.
Sold 18 July 1969 and broken up for scrap. 

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