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USS ''Blandy'' (DD-943) was a ''Forrest Sherman''-class destroyer, named for Admiral William H. P. Blandy USN (1890–1954), ''Blandy'' was built by the Bethlehem Steel Corporation's Fore River Shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts and was launched 19 December 1956, sponsored by Mrs. John M. Lee, daughter of Admiral Blandy; and commissioned 26 November 1957, Commander William F. Cafferata in command. ==History== In 1958, ''Blandy'' bore the American Unknown Soldier of World War II's European Theater from Naples to a rendezvous off the Virginia Capes with ''Boston'' (CAG-1), which bore the Unknowns of the Pacific Theater and the Korean War, and ''Canberra'' (CAG-2). After the selection of the Unknown of World War II was made on board ''Canberra'', the selected casket and the Korean Unknown were transferred to ''Blandy'' for transportation to Washington, D.C. Arriving at the U.S. Naval Gun Factory on 28 May, both caskets lay in state in the Capitol Rotunda until 30 May, after which they were interred in the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. In 1961, ''Blandy'' won the Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award for the Atlantic Fleet. In 1968, Blandy was awarded the Arleigh Burke fleet trophy award for all Atlantic Fleet 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Blandy (DD-943)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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