USS Bates (DE-68) shipwreck

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Description

USS Bates (DE-68/APD-47), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Ensign Edward M. Bates (19 September 1919 – 7 December 1941), who was killed on board USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS Bates (DE-68)

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