USS Shields (DD-596)
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| Construction started | August 10, 1943 |
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| Launched | September 25, 1944 |
| Commissioned | 8 February 1945 |
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| ID | 2593034 |
About USS Shields (DD-596)
USS Shields (DD-596), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Purser Thomas Shields, who fought in the Battle of New Orleans. The keel of the destroyer, Shields, was laid on 10 August 1943 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington.
