USS Edson (DD-946)

Infobox_nrhp | name =USS EDSON (DD-946)
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designated = June 21, 1990
added = June 21, 1990cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
refnum=90000333

USS "Edson" (DD-946) was a Sclass|Forrest Sherman|destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Colonel Merritt “Red Mike” Edson USMC (1897–1955), who was awarded the Medal of Honor while serving as Commanding Officer of the First Marine Raider Battalion.

"Edson" was launched 4 January 1958 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs. M. A. Edson; and commissioned 7 November 1958, Commander Thomas J. Moriarty in command.

"Edson" called at Ciudad Trujillo and Caribbean ports while conducting shakedown training en route to Callao, Peru, where she lay from 18 to 21 February 1959 delivering supplies for the U.S. Embassy in Lima. She reached Long Beach, California, her home port, 2 March, and through the remainder of the year perfected her readiness with exercises along the west coast. On 5 January 1960 she sailed from Long Beach for her first deployment in the Far East, during which she patrolled in the Taiwan Straits and took part in amphibious operations off Okinawa, and exercises of various types off Japan. On 29 April, she rescued three aviators from USS|Ranger|CV-61|6. "Edson" returned to Long Beach 31 May for an overhaul which continued through October. "Edson" spent the remainder of 1960 conducting training off San Diego."Edson" served as plane guard for carriers on Yankee Station in the Tonkin Gulf, participated in Sea Dragon operations, patrolled on search and rescue duties and carried out Naval Gunfire Support missions during the conflict in Vietnam. On 17 June 1968 she apparently took friendly fire from the US Air Force, along with several other U.S. and Australian ships. [cite web
url= http://www.gunplot.net/vietnam/hobartvietnam.html
title= HMAS HOBART — attacked by US Airforce June 1968 Vietnam
accessdate= 2007-09-25 ]

Museum

The "Edson" served as a museum ship at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York City from 30 June 1989 to 2004 when it was replaced by a Concorde airliner. The [http://ussedson.org Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum] , Bay City, Michigan and the [http://home.wi.rr.com/ussdesmoines/index.html Wisconsin Naval Ship Association] , Sheboygan, Wisconsin both submitted applications to the Naval Sea Systems Command, to relocate the ship and reinstate it as a museum ship in their respective locations. The Navy announced in Fall 2008 that it awarded the ship to the Sheboygan group.cite news|title=Naval Museum being planned|date=2008-09-25|publisher=Tri-County News|pages=33|accessdate=2008-10-10] The ship is currently located in Philadelphia and would be towed to Sheboygan at the expense of the Wisconsin Naval Association. The Sheboygan Harbor Naval Museum and Education Center will be housed in the USS Edson at the South Pier at the Sheboygan Harbor. It is expected to complement Spaceport Sheboygan. The museum is expected to be completed in 2009 and the ship is expected to arrive in 2010.

The ship was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1990.cite web
url= http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2092&ResourceType=Structure
title= USS Edson (Destroyer) | date= 2007-09-14
work= National Historic Landmark summary listing
publisher=National Park Service ] cite web
url= PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/90000333.pdf "USS Edson (DD-946)", January 8, 1990, by James P. Delgado] |817 KiB
title= National Register of Historic Places Registration | date= 1990-01-08
publisher= National Park Service ] cite web
url= PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/90000333.pdf USS Edson (DD-946)--Accompanying 6 photos, exterior and interior, from 1966 and 1989.] |680 KiB
title= National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination
date= 1990-01-08 | publisher=National Park Service]

References

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ee also

*List of United States Navy destroyers

External links

* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/e2/edson.htm history.navy.mil: USS "Edson"]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/946.htm navsource.org: USS "Edson"]
* [http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/destroy/dd946txt.htm hazegray.org: USS "Edson"]
* [http://www.edsondd946.org/ USS "Edson" DD946 Association]
* [http://home.wi.rr.com/ussdesmoines/index.html Wisconsin Naval Ship Association Inc.]
* [http://ussedson.org Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum]