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Verlag: Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO, 1988
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In den WarenkorbHardcover. Zustand: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Format is approximately 8.75 inches by 11 inches. Title from cover. Illustrated endpapers. Corners bumped. TMO3 Singleton stamped in silver gilt at bottom right on front cover. USS Chandler (DDG-996) was the final ship in the Kidd class of guided-missile destroyer…s operated by the U.S. Navy. These vessels were designed for air defense in hot weather. She was named after Rear Admiral Theodore E. Chandler. Originally named Andushirvan, the ship was originally ordered by the Shah of Iran, but was undelivered when the 1979 Iranian Revolution occurred. The U.S. Navy elected to commission her for service in the Persian Gulf and Mediterranean Sea, as she was equipped with heavy-duty air conditioning and was also well suited to filtering sand and the results from NBC warfare. She was commissioned in 1982 and was decommissioned in 1999. She was transferred to the Republic of China, renamed Wu Teh (DDG-1805) in 2004, and recommissioned as ROCS Ma Kong (DDG-1805). DDG-996 is the second ship named for Rear Adm. Theodore Edson Chandler, the first being Theodore E. Chandler (DD-717). On 31 July 1944, Rear Adm. Chandler took command of Cruiser Division 2, Atlantic Fleet. He participated in Operation Dragoon, the Allied invasion of southern France. Chandler commanded the "Sitka-Romeo" force that captured the strategically important Îles d'Hyères, securing the left flank of the main invasion force. In lieu of a second Legion of Merit, Rear Adm. Chandler received the Gold Star for his leadership role in this operation. Transferred to the Pacific, Chandler's flagship was attacked by a kamikaze. Although severely burned by the gasoline flames, Chandler handled fire hoses alongside his men and then waited his turn for first aid. The admiral, his lungs scorched by the heat and smoke, died the next day despite the efforts of the ship's medical staff. For this remarkable demonstration of courage, resolve, and leadership, Chandler was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross. MR2 Figueroa (Illustrations). (illustrator).