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To: Libloather

Something’s up with that...first of all that’s a destroyer escort (DE), not a destroyer. Also, DE-129 USS Edsall was decommissioned not sunk.


3 posted on 11/12/2024 4:59:55 PM PST by one guy in new jersey
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To: one guy in new jersey

There were 2 USS Edsalls.

DD-219 is the ship that was sunk. DE-129 was commissioned and launched after DD-219 was sunk.


6 posted on 11/12/2024 5:12:07 PM PST by PittsburghAfterDark (There is no one more racist than a white liberal.)
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