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USS ''Herndon'' (DD-198) was a ''Clemson''-class destroyer in the United States Navy. ''Herndon'' served in the United States Coast Guard as CG-17. She was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS ''Churchill'' and still later to the Soviet Navy as ''Deyatelny''. ==USS ''Herndon'' (DD-198)== The first Navy ship named for Commander William Lewis Herndon (1813-1857), ''Herndon'' was launched on 31 May 1919 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Company, sponsored by Miss Lucy Taylor Herndon, niece of Commander Herndon. She was commissioned on 14 September 1920 at Norfolk, Virginia with Lieutenant Commander L. H. Thebaud in command. After shakedown in New England waters, ''Herndon'' was placed in reserve in Charleston, South Carolina on 3 November 1920. She served in reserve for training exercises and maneuvers along the US east coast until she was decommissioned at Philadelphia on 6 June 1922. ''Herndon'' served in the United States Coast Guard from 1930-1934 as part of the Rum Patrol. She was recommissioned into the Navy on 4 December 1939. Following trials and shakedown, she reached Guantanamo Bay on 23 January 1940 to join the Caribbean Neutrality Patrol. In July–August, she operated out of the Panama Canal Zone on tactical and antisubmarine maneuvers. The (Herndon Depot Museum ) in Herndon, Virginia houses artifacts from the USS ''Herndon''. A photo of the ship's flag taken on Memorial Day weekend, 2010, is shown below the career table at the lower right. 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 Herndon (DD-198)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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