USS Cooper (DD-695) shipwreck

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USS Cooper, in New York before commissioning

USS Cooper, in New York before commissioning

USS Cooper (DD-695), a Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Elmer Glenn Cooper, a naval aviator who died in a seaplane accident in 1938. The Cooper was launched 9 February 1944 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, N.J.; sponsored by Mrs. Elmer G. Cooper; and commissioned 27 March 1944, Commander J. W. Schmidt in command.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS Cooper (DD-695)

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