Allied Warships

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
 
History

Decommissioned January in January 1947.
Stricken 1 March 1968.
Sold 18 July 1969 and broken up for scrap.

 

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1Lt.Cdr. Munro Marvin Riker, USN26 Nov 1942???

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