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USS The Sullivans (DD-537)
USS ''The Sullivans'' (DD-537) is a . She is a United States Navy ship named in honor of the five Sullivan brothers (George, Francis, Joseph, Madison, and Albert) aged 20 to 27 who lost their lives when their ship, , was sunk by a Japanese submarine during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal on 13 November 1942. This was the greatest military loss by any one American family during World War II. She was also the first ship commissioned in the Navy that honored more than one person.
After service in both World War II and the Korean War, ''The Sullivans'' was assigned to the 6th Fleet and was a training ship until she was decommissioned on 7 January 1965. In 1977, she and cruiser were processed for donation to the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park in Buffalo, New York. The ship now serves as a memorial and is open for public tours.
==Construction==
''The Sullivans'' was originally laid down as ''Putnam'' on 10 October 1942 at San Francisco by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation. She was initially renamed ''Sullivan'' until President Franklin Roosevelt changed the name to ''The Sullivans'' to clarify that the name honored all five Sullivan brothers.〔Persico, Joseph E. Roosevelt's Centurions. ISBN 978-1-4000-6443-4, page 273〕 The name was made official on 6 February 1943 and launched 4 April 1943. The ship was sponsored by Mrs. Thomas F. Sullivan, the mother of the five Sullivan brothers. ''The Sullivans'' was commissioned on 30 September 1943 with Commander Kenneth M. Gentry in command.
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