destroyertender

9 photos tagged destroyertender, from 2 members of Flickr Commons.

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1910

2014

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Richard Norton said:
USS Melville (AD-2) was a United States Navy destroyer tender that saw service in both World Wars. Laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation of Camden, New Jersey, on 11 November 1913, she was launched on 2 March 1913, sponsored by Miss Helen W. Neel, granddaughter of Rear Admiral Melville; and was first commissioned on 3 December 1915, Comdr. Henry Bertram Price in command. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Melville_(AD-2)
Pete (LOC P&P) said:
thanks for the background information. We will update the record.

Christian Shepherd said:
The first ship in the row is USS Reno (DD-303). She was a Clemson-class destroyer built during World War I.
TVL1970 said:
The ship the destroyers are tied alongside of is the destroyer tender, USS Melville (AD-2). See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Melville_(AD-2)