Two Wrecks: USS Abner Read
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Because they served so many roles, there are many great stories of heroism of the small combat vessels whose thin armor earned them the nickname “tin cans.” Among those is the extraordinary story of the Fletcher-class destroyer USS Abner Read, a ship who fought so hard that she was sunk twice.
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