USS Everglades (AD-24)

The USS "Everglades" (AD-24) was one of four "Klondike" Class destroyer tenders built at the tail end of World War II for the United States Navy. The vessel was named for the Florida Everglades.

"Everglades" was launched on 28 January 1945 by the Todd Shipyard Corporation, San Pedro, California, sponsored by Mrs. Anne E. Richardson, and completed on 23 May 1946. Never commissioned, she was turned over to the San Diego Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet for inactivation on 15 May 1947. United States embroilment in the Korean hostilities occasioned activation of "Everglades", who commissioned for the first time on 25 May 1951, Captain Thomas M. Brown commanding.

Following shakedown and training exercises, Everglades transited the Panama Canal and arrived at Norfolk, Virginia, for duty with Destroyer Force Atlantic. She played a vital part in keeping the Navy ready, repairing Norfolk-based destroyers and servicing ships in the Caribbean or the Mediterranean where she made four extensive cruises through the end of 1960. "Everglades" removed aircraft wreckage from the Palomares Hydrogen Bombs Incident for dumping in the Atlantic. [Melson, June 1967, p.36]

"Everglades" was decommissioned in January, 1970 at Charleston, S.C.; struck from the Naval Register 24 May 1989, and laid up at the NISMF, Philadelphia where she was used as a support ship. "Everglades" was transferred to MARAD, 2 July 1990 for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, fate unknown.

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ee also

* List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy

External links

* [http://home.att.net/~brisbane-adams/ USS EVERGLADES AD-24 Destroyer Tender 1951 >1970]
* [http://www.destroyers.org/DH_AD/DH_AD-28.html The National Association of Destroyer Veterans]