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Episode 11 - USS STEWART
This month, Liam leads us on an exploration of USS STEWART, the only other destroyer escort in the United States. Her rich history starts in the Revolutionary War with her namesake and continues through the present day at the Galveston Naval Museum, where she is permanently moored.
While you're here, use the transcript to follow along, check out our bibliography, and take a look at the photos below.
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Charles Stewart, Namesake of USS STEWART. Photo by Bill Gonyo, Navsource.
STEWART at Brown Shipbuilding, November 1942. Photo from DEHM.
STEWART on coastal patrol off Norfolk, November 1943. Photo by Nathan Clay, Navsource.
USS STEWART approaches JACOB JONES DE-130 to deliver mail, January 1944. Photo by Tracy White, Navsource.
USS STEWART DE-238, shortly after being commissioned, May 1943. Photo by Mike Smolinski, Navsource.
STEWART at Galveston Naval Park. Photo from HNSA.
Damage from Hurricane Ike. Photo from DEHM.