Meredith (DD 890) - Naval Cruise Book

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ff fff, , A is n 1' - E s -':V ' 477.551 K F9725 35 E E N ' The U. S. S. - in onor ot' Sergeant Jonathan Meridith, U, S. M. C. He was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 1772, and enlisted i th ' ' n e Marine Corps in 1798. Sergeant Meridith attained fame while serving on the U S Frigate SIREN' C . . in ommodore Preble's Squadron in the Mediterranean Sea. In the action of A ugust 4, 1804 between gunboats of the American Squadron and Tri- politanian boats and forts, Sergeant M d' ' ' ere 1th saved the life of one Lieutenant Tr1ppe of the frigntc- VIXE N. Thre d ' MEREDITH QDD 8905 is the fourth destroyer to be so named h e ays later, in another attack, Sergeant Meredith was killed when the gunbont hc was aboard was blown up by a Tripolitan shot. I The U. S. S. MEREDITH fDD 1655 was constructed and launched at the Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, Massachusetts, in October, 1918, and commiss1oned ln February of the next year. In 1936 she was striken from the Navy RegiSfG1' and was sub- sequently scrapped. The U. S. S. MEREDITH QDD 4345 was constructed and launched at the Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, on April 24, 1940, and commissioned there on March 1, 1941. She lost as 3 result of a Japanese air attack on the Solomon Islands area on October 15, J- 2. The U. S. S. MEREDITH KDD 7265 was constructed and launched at the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, Oi tts 1 December 21, 1943, and commissioned in Boston, Massachussad on March H- 1944- ON JUNE 3, 1944, while maintaining 21 Patrol off a Normandy beacdhelz Sh' Struck 3 SUbmC1'S9C1 mine amidships. Succeeding bombing attacks further damage :md on June 9, the MEREDITH b' ' 1 oke in two and sank. ' A - 5- f - 1 C px . 1-hchpxesent L, S, S. MEREDITH fDD 8905 was constructed by the Consohdated SS?- g.?,l?l31l0ll Lid. , at Orange, Texas, and was launched there on June 28, 1945. Miss J the ig'MiU':1l IWWC'1'- 8'1'93l-gTG21t-great-grandniece of Sergeant Jonathan Mered1th,W3S 5 .. St, ', A This latest shipto bear S . . , . ber 31 Q , D eel 3931113 Meri-2d1th's name was commissioned on DGCGUI ' 1.-4.1 at Orange, Texas,

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