Keywords: uss kidd (ddg 993) usskiddddg993 330-CFD-DN-SC-88-01668: Two crew members converse on the stern of the guided missile destroyer USS KIDD (DDG 993) as the reflagged Kuwaiti tanker TOWNSEND stays close behind. The TOWNSEND is part of a convoy of tankers being escorted by US Navy ships which serve as protection against possible attack from hostile forces until the tankers reach open water, 08/18/1987. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives 330-CFD-DN-SC-88-01668: Two crew members converse on the stern of the guided missile destroyer USS KIDD (DDG 993) as the reflagged Kuwaiti tanker TOWNSEND stays close behind. The TOWNSEND is part of a convoy of tankers being escorted by US Navy ships which serve as protection against possible attack from hostile forces until the tankers reach open water, 08/18/1987. U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives |