USS Piedmont (AD-17)
USS Piedmont (AD–17) was a Dixie-class destroyer tender built during World War II for the United States Navy. Her task was to service destroyers in, or near, battle areas and to keep them fit for duty. She served in the Pacific Ocean during World War II, the Cold War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. For her work in battle areas she won four battle stars for her Korean War efforts and one for Vietnam War service. The ship's mascot was the Doc, one of the dwarfs in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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USS Piedmont (AD-17)
USS Piedmont (AD–17) was a Dixie-class destroyer tender built during World War II for the United States Navy. Her task was to service destroyers in, or near, battle areas and to keep them fit for duty. She served in the Pacific Ocean during World War II, the Cold War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. For her work in battle areas she won four battle stars for her Korean War efforts and one for Vietnam War service. The ship's mascot was the Doc, one of the dwarfs in Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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1944-01-05
decommissioning date
1982-09-30
laying down
1941-12-01
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1.61544e+2
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2.22504e+1
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ship launched
1942-12-07
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*Deleted from Turkish Navy's register in 1994
*Leased toTurkish Navyon 18 October 1982
*Scrapped in 1995
*Transferred to the Turkish Navy on 17 August 1987
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*4 × 1 5"/38 caliber gun
*23 × 1 Oerlikon 20 mm cannon
*4 × 2 Bofors 40 mm gun
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Ship namesake
The Piedmont, a plateau region in the eastern United States
Ship notes
Served in Turkish Navy as TCG Derya 1982-1994
Ship propulsion
Geared turbine engines; twin screws; 11,300 h.p.
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Ship sponsor
Mrs. Elsa Kauffman
Ship struck
1987-08-06
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