U. S. S. Kidd
Step back in time aboard USS KIDD, the only Fletcher-class destroyer restored to her World War II configuration and now a National Historic Landmark. Berthed in a one-of-a-kind dock on the Mississippi River in Downtown Baton Rouge, she was named for Rear Admiral Isaac Campbell Kidd, killed aboard the USS ARIZONA at Pearl Harbor. KIDD’ s crew took Captain William Kidd as their mascot and is officially authorized to fly a Jolly Roger. Learn the KIDD’ s battle history, including a kamikaze attack in 1945 that took the lives of 38 crew members and service in the Korean War, before being decommissioned in 1964. Explore the shoreside museum which houses a collection of ship models, the Louisiana Veterans Hall of Honor, traveling exhibits, and additional artifacts and memorabilia of USS KIDD’ s service.
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