USS Buck

USS Buck

USS "Buck" has been the name of three ships in the United States Navy named after James Buck, a Medal of Honor recipient, who served in the Navy during the Civil War.

*, a motorboat built in 1911.

*, a "Sims"-class destroyer, that served from 1939 until she was sunk during the invasion of Italy in 1943.

*, an "Allen M. Sumner"-class destroyer, which served from 1946 until 1973.

References

*DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/b10-list.htm


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