| rdfs:comment | - USS Eldridge (DE-173), a Cannon-class destroyer escort, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Commander John Eldridge, Jr., a hero of the invasion of the Solomon Islands. Its keel was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newark, New Jersey. Eldridge was launched on 25 July 1943, sponsored by Eldridge's widow Mrs. John Eldridge, Jr., and commissioned on 27 August 1943 with Lieutenant C. R. Hamilton, USNR, in command.
- The USS Eldridge (DE-173) is a Cannon-class destroyer escort that served in the United States Navy. It was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newark, New Jersey, her hull was launched on 25 July 1943, and commissioned on 27 August 1943. The Leon was decommissioned on November 15, 1992 and was later sold for scrap to the Piraeus-based V&J Scrapmetal Trading Ltd in November 1999. The Eldridge appears in the Battlefield Heroes Gets Bad Company pack in Battlefield Heroes.
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| abstract | - USS Eldridge (DE-173), a Cannon-class destroyer escort, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Lieutenant Commander John Eldridge, Jr., a hero of the invasion of the Solomon Islands. Its keel was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newark, New Jersey. Eldridge was launched on 25 July 1943, sponsored by Eldridge's widow Mrs. John Eldridge, Jr., and commissioned on 27 August 1943 with Lieutenant C. R. Hamilton, USNR, in command.
- The USS Eldridge (DE-173) is a Cannon-class destroyer escort that served in the United States Navy. It was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newark, New Jersey, her hull was launched on 25 July 1943, and commissioned on 27 August 1943. From then on the Eldridge participated in numerous operations until after World War II where it was put commission in reserve on June 17, 1946. On January 15, 1951, it was transferred under the Mutual Defense Assistance Act to the Greek Navy where it served as HS Leon (D-54). Leon and was used mainly for patrols in the Easter Aegean Sea and for cadet officer training. The Leon was decommissioned on November 15, 1992 and was later sold for scrap to the Piraeus-based V&J Scrapmetal Trading Ltd in November 1999. The Eldridge appears in the Battlefield Heroes Gets Bad Company pack in Battlefield Heroes.
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