Forrest Destroyers, Sherman Class

" The 18       Forrest

 Sherman-class destroyers  

 comprised the first post-war class of US destroyers.  

Commissioned beginning in 1955, these ships served until the late 1980s."

"At the time they entered service, these ships were the largest US destroyers ever built, 418 feet (127 m) long, with a standard displacement of 2,800 tonnes" 

Built   1953–1959

In commission   1955–1988  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Sherman-class_destroyer

 

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"George Washington Goethals  

(/ˈɡoʊθəlz/ GOH-thəlz June 29, 1858 – January 21, 1928) was a United States Army general and civil engineer, best known for his administration and supervision of the construction and the opening of the Panama Canal.  

He was the State Engineer of New Jersey and the Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army. "

'Goethals was born in Brooklyn, New York, to 

 Flemish immigrants  

from Stekene, Belgium, Johannes Baptista (John Louis) Goethals, a carpenter, and wife Marie Le Barron. "