USS Burns

USS Burns

Two ships of the United States Navy have been named "Burns", in honor of Otway Burns.

* The USS|Burns|DD-171, was a "Wickes"-class destroyer, commissioned in 1919 and decommissioned in 1930.

* The USS|Burns|DD-588, was a "Fletcher"-class destroyer, commissioned in 1943 and decommissioned in 1946.

References

*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b10-list.htm
*NVR|http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/DD588.htm


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