Jan 26, 2022
USS William D.
Porter (DD-579), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a
ship of the United States
Navy named for Commodore William D.
Porter (1808–1864). William D. Porter was
laid down on 7 May 1942 at Orange, Texas, United
States, by the Consolidated
Steel Corporation; launched on
27 September 1942, sponsored by Miss Mary Elizabeth Reeder;
and commissioned on
6 July 1943, Lieutenant Commander Wilfred A. Walter in
command.[2] The
ship is predominantly remembered today for the string of extremely
unfortunate events that plagued her short three-year career
during World War II.
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