National Historic Landmark · destroyer · New York, New York

Uss Edson (dd-946)

Forrest Sherman-class destroyer in New York, New York. Added to the National Register in 1990, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1990
3in gun mount on USS Edson (DD-946) in 1968Ammunition handling room on USS Edson (DD-946) in 1971An overall view of the Naval Reserve Maintenance Facility. Naval ships tied up at the pier are, left to right- the frigate USS CONNOLE (FF 1056), the destroyer USS EDSON (DD 946), f - DPLA - bf3c2706544e5ec4de314b3323a76dedBow of the USS Edson
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What it is

Wikipedia · USS Edson

USS Edson (DD-946) is a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer, formerly of the United States Navy, built by Bath Iron Works in Maine in 1958. Her home port was Long Beach, California and she initially served in the Western Pacific/Far East, operating particularly in the Taiwan Strait and off the coast of Vietnam. Her exceptionally meritorious service in 1964 in the Gulf of Tonkin was recognized with the first of three Navy Unit Commendations. During the following years she was shelled by North Vietnamese land forces, and apparently received friendly fire from the US Air Force.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
AddressIntrepid Sq., foot of 46th St., New York, NY
CountyNew York County
ListedJun 21, 1990
Reference number90000333
Type of placedestroyer, museum ship, preserved watercraft
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures

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Open to the public
AddressIntrepid Sq., foot of 46th St., New York, NY
Coordinates40.76420, -73.99939 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitTheodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site · 2 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyCamp Gateway - Staten Island 12 mi · Camp Gateway- Brooklyn Ny 13 mi · Camp Gateway - Sandy Hook 22 mi
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 90000333. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.