US Navy Destroyer USS Lansdale (DD-426) Oct. 14, 1940. The USS Lansdale was a sister ship to the USS Gwin which was damaged by a Japanese torpedo in the Kula Gulf and sunk while under tow by US forces.
Categories: Ships and Submarines
 
 
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