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1920 USS Sicard (DD-346) United States Navy Original Event Photograph

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USS Sicard (DD-346/DM-21/AG-100) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Montgomery Sicard. Sicard was laid down on 18 June 1919 by the Bath Iron Works; launched on 20 April 1920; sponsored by Mrs. Sicard, daughter-in-law of Rear Admiral Sicard; and commissioned on 9 June 1920,… (read more)

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1920 USS Peary (DD-226) United States Navy Destroyer Original Event Photograph

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USS Peary (DD-226) was a Clemson class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was commissioned in 1920 and sunk by Japanese aircraft at Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, on 19 February 1942. Peary was laid down by William Cramp and Sons of Philadelphia on 9 September 1919; launched on 6 April 1920; sponsored by Mrs…. (read more)

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