[Milsurplus] Re: Navy Ship Callsigns - Fiske Fate

[w8au at sssnet.com]

At 07:42 PM 7/6/2007, Mike Morrow wrote:
> >USS Fiske, DE-143, Edsall Class, Launched Orange, TX 3/14/43, Lost 2/8/44.
>
>There is a very interesting short web page about the last moments of 
>USS Fiske (DE-143), including photos of her sinking that were taken 
>by a US aircraft on the scene.  She was torpedoed by U-804 north of the Azores.
>
>http://www.desausa.org/de_photo_library/uss_fiske_de143_sinking.htm
>
>Fiske was commissioned 25AUG43, so she had less than a year of service life.

Tnx, Mike:

Fascinating history stuff.....

Perry  w8au