USS Kidd (DD-661) USS Kidd (DD-661) : From WWII and Korea to Museum Ship By David Doyle Now Available Kidd Kidd Kidd Kidd Size:9.0in x 9.0in | Pages:112 | 283 color and b/w photos Binding: Hardback ISBN:9780764364655 PRICE:$19.99 ...
USS KIDD Downtown Baton Rouge’s Fletcher-class destroyer USS KIDD (DD-661) and the Louisiana Veterans Museum. Shop Planning A Visit Prep for your trip Book Now From field trips to overnight camping, plan your naval adventure here. It has been said by every generation that you learn by...
The USS KIDD (DD-661) is a Fletcher-class destroyer, the six hundred sixty-first destroyer built by the United States Navy. In the traditional system of naming destroyers after Naval heroes, she was named after Rear Admiral Isaac Campbell Kidd, Sr. who was killed aboard his flagship, USS ...
Kidd (DD-661) was launched 28 February 1943 by Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Kearny N.J.; sponsored by Mrs. Isaac C. Kidd widow of Rear Admiral Kidd and commissioned 23 April 1943 Comdr. Allan Roby in command. After shakedown out of Casco Maine in June Kidd cruised in the Atl...
USS KIDD Downtown Baton Rouge’s Fletcher-class destroyer USS KIDD (DD-661) and the Louisiana Veterans Museum. Shop 15Bosun’s Locker & Forward Enlisted HeadJust up the ladder from the forward enlisted berthing compartments is the Bosun’s Locker. This area housed the anchor windlass machinery...
USS KIDD Downtown Baton Rouge’s Fletcher-class destroyer USS KIDD (DD-661) and the Louisiana Veterans Museum. Shop 16Chief Petty Officers’ Mess & QuartersThe Chief Petty Officer’s Mess is directly aft of the Bosun’s Locker and the Forward Enlisted Head. This was the lounge for the fif...
“Kamikaze Warfare” – The Mk-37 Gun Director WWII (1943-46) The kamikaze attack on the USS KIDD (DD-661) on April 11, 1945, is not an isolated event. It must be viewed ultimately in the context of the desperation of... Learn More ...
USS KIDD Downtown Baton Rouge’s Fletcher-class destroyer USS KIDD (DD-661) and the Louisiana Veterans Museum. Shop 02The Quarterdeck & The 5″/38-cal. GunsAs you step aboard the ship, you will find yourself on the fantail. The fantail is the back or rear of a ship. The quarter dec...
USS KIDD Downtown Baton Rouge’s Fletcher-class destroyer USS KIDD (DD-661) and the Louisiana Veterans Museum. Address 305 South River Road Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Phone Main: 225-342-1942 Museum & Ship Hours Weekdays 9:30am to 3:30pm Weekends 9:30am to 3:30pm Help us preserve ...
USS Kidd (DDG-100)Is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is the third Navy ship named after Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who was on board Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor, and was the first American flag officer to die in World War II....