USS Edson
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| Construction started | December 3, 1956 |
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| Launched | January 4, 1958 |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Added to NRHP | June 21, 1990 |
| NRHP Reference Number | 90000333 |
| Did you know | Edson was awarded the Medal of Honor while serving with the First Marine Raider Battalion on Guadalcanal during World War II, and he also received the Navy Cross and Silver Star. |
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| ID | 1021804 |
About USS Edson
USS Edson is a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer, formerly of the United States Navy, built by Bath Iron Works in Maine in 1958. Her home port was Long Beach, California and she initially served in the Western Pacific/Far East, operating particularly in the Taiwan Strait and off the coast of Vietnam.
USS Edson Photos
