Fact Check: Uss reid
“Uss reid”
Summary
The name USS Reid has been assigned to four United States Navy vessels, most notably the Mahan‑class destroyer DD‑369 commissioned in 1936 that served in World II, and the guided‑missile frigate FFG‑30, which remained in active service as of 2023. The ships are named after Sailing Master Samuel Chester Reid, confirming that “USS Reid” refers to actual U.S. naval ships.
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- U.S.S. Reid, 1910 | Library of Congress
(1910) U.S.S. Reid.
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- Gardner/Wilson Collection of the USS Reid 369 Finding Aid : Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries
A destroyer commissioned in 1936, the USS Reid was assigned to the Pacific Fleet and in 1939 was moved to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Reid was being serviced in port on December 7, 1941, when the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor occurred. The Reid survived and was re-assembled so quickly it was ...
- USS Reid (DD-369) - Wikipedia
The third USS Reid (DD-369) was a Mahan-class destroyer in the United States Navy before and during World War II. She was named for Samuel Chester Reid, a U.S.
- USS Reid - Wikipedia
Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Reid, after Sailing Master Samuel Chester Reid.
- USS Reid (FFG-30) - Wikipedia
As of 2023, she is still in active service. 1 2 "USS Reid (FFG 30)". Navysite.de. Retrieved 11 April 2015. ↑ ">First Turkish Perry With Mk-41 VLS On". Turkishnavy.net. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2021. ↑ Lockheed Martin to Upgrade Ship Defense System on Turkish Navy Frigates Archived ...
- U.S. Ships Bearing The Clan Name: Reid
Specification: Speed: 34 knots (63 km/h) Range: 4,900 nmi (9,100 km) @ 15 kt Complement: 122 officers and enlisted Armament: 4 - 5 in (130 mm), 1 - 3 in (76 mm), 12 - 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes · The hull of the second Reid was laid down by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Squantum, ...
- USS Reid (DD-369), Mahan-class destroyer in World War II
Departing Pearl Harbor 22 May, Reid steamed north to bombard Japanese positions on Kiska Island, Alaska, 7 August. She supported landings at Adak, Alaska, 30 August, and sank by gunfire the Japanese submarine RO-1 on the 31st.
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