USS Irwin (DD-794), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Rear Admiral Noble E. Irwin (1869–1937). Irwin was launched...
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render assistance. USS Irwin approached and attempted to fight the fire in the forward section of the hangar deck. The cruiser USS Birmingham, being the...
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Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006), known as "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian zookeeper, conservationist, television...
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Admiral Irwin was the father-in-law of Admiral Charles A. Lockwood. The US destroyer USS Irwin (DD-794) was named in his honor. "Admiral N. E. Irwin, Veteran...
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USS Fletcher (DD-445), in National Museum of the United States Navy, Washington, D.C. USS Radford (DD-446), in USS Orleck Naval Museum, Louisiana USS...
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Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. pp. 1–27. "USS Irwin (DD-794)". navsource.org. 2012. Retrieved 8 June 2012. "USS Atka (AGB-3) Commanding Officers". navsource...
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Lieutenant John D. Bulkeley, USN. Later in the war Kelly would command USS Irwin (DD-794). Behind the Scenes of They Were Expendable. A Pictorial History...
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Blockade of Wonsan (section USS Walke incident)
fire was directed against destroyers in Wonsan Harbor on June 17. USS Irwin and USS Rowan re-escaped to seventy-five founds and Henderson avoided another...
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11 June 1953. USS Henderson (DD-785) superficial damage after being hit by a shore battery at Wonsan, North Korea, 17 June 1953. USS Irwin (DD-794) minor...
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Australian zookeeper, conservationist, and television programmer Steve Irwin was killed by a stingray while filming in the Great Barrier Reef. The stingray's...
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