Product Description
The USS Stevens DD-479 is a Fletcher class destroyer of the United States Navy, named in honor of Rear Admiral Thomas Holdup Stevens III. Construction began on December 30, 1941, was completed on June 24, 1942, and entered service on February 1, 1943.
The USS Stevens earned nine battle stars during World War II for participating in numerous campaigns in the Pacific Theater. Her primary engagements included the Marshall Islands campaign (Operation Flintlock), supporting the invasion of Hollandia (Operation Reckless), and operations in the Solomon Islands and Philippines.
The Stevens served in the Pacific from 1943 until the end of the war, providing essential fire support, screen duty for carrier task forces, and escort for transport vessels.
After the war in 1946, the Stevens returned to San Pedro, California and was decommissioned and sealed on July 2, 1946, remaining in the Pacific Reserve Fleet until it was delisted and dismantled in December 1972.
