^^^^The 537 in brief: USS The Sullivans was “named for five brothers who died serving together, the USS The Sullivans fought in major Pacific battles and later hunted Soviet subs.” For more, click here and/or here.
^^^^”(The) 537 was the largest and most important class of U.S. Destroyers used in World War II. Named after the five brothers from Waterloo, Iowa who died together aboard USS Juneau CL-52 in November 1942, USS The Sullivans was the only ship in the Navy to be named after more than one person.”
^^^^”USS Little Rock CLG 4, a Cold War flagship of the U.S. 2nd and 6th Fleet, is the last surviving vessel from the Cleveland-class of light cruisers in the world. Commissioned in 1945, it was launched too late to see action during WWII.”
^^^^”The (USS Little Rock) ship patrolled the Atlantic from the Arctic Circle to South America and was a fixture in the Mediterranean Sea. USS Little Rock arrived in Buffalo for display in 1977.”
^^^^”SSK-246 represents the U.S. Navy’s “silent service.” One of 77 Gato-class submarines, she was part of the most lethal submarine class of World War II. Commissioned in 1944, she conducted six war patrols, sinking 11 Japanese vessels, four of which were capital or military vessels, and seven auxiliary or support vessels.”
^^^^”USS Croaker is not in her original World War II configuration, as she was converted to a “hunter-killer” submarine with added sonar, radar, and quieting capabilities to combat the Russian threat during the Cold War. She was decommissioned in 1971 and brought to the Buffalo Naval & Military Park in 1988.”
Additional sights on the waterfront at the Naval and Military Park:
This not-so-Wordless-Wednesday continues… thought I’d share what happened at the docks when we visited last week…
A young deer got itself lost in the city of Buffalo, falling between the dock and submarine.
I tried to get an update on the deer from the news outlets – without success. Based upon our final photo, the deer seemed to be doing ok.
Sources: Buffalo and Erie County Naval and Military Park, Navy site, Great American Ships.
Thank you for the Wordless Wednesday visit!
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