From Wikipedia.
Destroyer Bigelow (DD-942)was named after Elmer Charles Bigelow. Commissioned 1957-1990. Sold for scrap in 1992, but reacquired by Navy for use as a target ship and sunk in 2003.
The Fletcher was lead ship of her class. Served in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam. Decommissioned in 1969 and sold for scrap in 1972. Named after Medal of Honor winner Frank Friday Fletcher.
Story of Two Destroyers. --GreGen
The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.
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