USS England

USS England

USS "England" has been the name of two ships in the United States Navy. Both were named for Ensign John C. England.

* The USS|England|DE-635|3 was commissioned in 1943 and decommissioned in 1945. She is best known for finding and destroying 6 Japanese submarines in 12 days during May 1944.

* The USS|England|DLG-22/(CG-22) was a guided missile frigate, was commissioned on December 7 1963, and decommissioned on January 21 1994.


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