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...
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 Quantity: Buy it now ...
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 ...
USS KIDD (DD-661) 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...
USS Kidd (DD-661), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who died on the bridge of his flagship USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Admiral Kidd was the first US Navy flag officer to die ...
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...
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...
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 Target Duty for Torpedo Planes WWII (1943-46) Sonarman 2nd class Fred Higgins, Jr., recalls an unnerving experien...
Tour Downtown Baton Rouge’s Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd (DD-661) and the Louisiana Veterans Museum. There’s fun for the whole family at the “Pirate of the Pacific.” Hours Daily 9:30AM to 3:30PM ___ Overnight Camping By Reservation...