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"Y-gun" depth charge thrower was added to many ships. John Francis Burnes, named for John Francis Burnes, formerly Swasey, was laid down 4 July 1918 by the...

Rockingham, 1940 USS Swasey (DD-299), the original name of USS John Francis Burnes (DD-299); Swasey was instead assigned to DD-273 USS Swasey (DE-248)...

John Burnes may refer to: John Francis Burnes, officer in the United States Marine Corps USS John Francis Burnes (DD-299) John David Burnes, Canadian...

John Francis Burnes (July 12, 1883 – June 14, 1918) was an officer in the United States Marine Corps during World War I and the first Marine Mustang....

and, during World War I, commanded the destroyer USS Shaw. He took command of the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga in 1935 after completing a course in naval...

Cross, the Navy Cross, and the Silver Star citation. The destroyer USS John Francis Burnes (DD-299) was named for him. Dale Dye (born 1944) – Retired USMC...

USS John Francis Burnes (DD-299) USS John G. Olsen (SP-2377) USNS John Glenn (T-MLP-2) USS John Graham (1919) USS John Griffith (1861) USS John H. Dalton...

USS Scorpion (SSN-589) was a Skipjack-class nuclear-powered submarine that served in the United States Navy, and the sixth vessel, and second submarine...

decommissioned in 1945 USS John Paul Jones (DD-932), a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the U.S. Navy. Commissioned 1956; decommissioned 1982 USS John Paul Jones (DDG-53)...

of Lieutenant John L. Worden, where she fought the casemate ironclad CSS Virginia (built on the hull of the scuttled steam frigate USS Merrimack) to a...

USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the world's oldest commissioned...

Department. p. 173. Retrieved 2 October 2011. NHHC Survivors of USS Maine. Dickins, Francis W. (8 December 1898). "Memorandum to the Secretary of the Navy"...

France, where she was overhauled. Shortly after, a Union sloop-of-war, USS Kearsarge, arrived; and on June 19, the Battle of Cherbourg commenced outside...

main supervisor of construction was the Swedish inventor John Ericsson, who later designed USS Monitor. The construction was partly supervised by Captain...

The 1966 USS Oriskany fire was a major fire that broke out aboard the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Oriskany on the morning of 26 October 1966. The...

battle, including USS Copeland (FFG-25), USS Evans (DE-1023), USS Clifton Sprague (FFG-16), USS Carr (FFG-52) and USS Hoel (DDG-13), and USS Johnston (DD-821)...

e-american-revolution/NDARVolume2.pdf, pg 647 Francis Wharton. "Chapter XIX John Paul Jones-Sayre ~ John Paul Jones Public Services & Effect of his Cruises"...

USS Columbus was a 92-gun ship of the line in the United States Navy. Although construction of the warship was authorized by Congress on 2 January 1813...

"Charterite". John Grider (1826–1924) – California Republic Militia. Owen Thomas Edgar (1831–1929) – U.S. Navy. Served on USS Potomac and USS Allegheny....

at Beaufort. Two destroyers have been named in his honor: USS Burns (DD-171) and USS Burns (DD-588), in service during World War I and II, respectively...