USS Kidd (DD-661) - Wikipedia
USS Kidd (DD-661), a Fletcher -class destroyer, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named after Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who died on the bridge of his flagship USS Arizona during …
Ship and Museum Tours in Downtown Baton Rouge - USS KIDD
Tour Downtown Baton Rouge’s Fletcher-class destroyer USS Kidd (DD-661) and the Louisiana Veterans Museum. There’s fun for the whole family at the “Pirate of the Pacific.”
USS KIDD returns to the water after 14 months in Houma ...
Nov 13, 2025 · For the first time in 14 months, the USS KIDD (DD-661) has taken to the water. The famous warship was temporarily moved to Houma for repairs in the spring of 2024, and is now ready …
Where's Baton Rouge's Kidd? A look at the U.S.S. Kidd's ...
It had been 39 years since the U.S. Navy commissioned the ship into service in April 1943, at the height of World War II. The destroyer served in the Pacific in island-hopping campaigns and in the...
USS Kidd Leaves Drydock On Veterans Day - The Waterways Journal
Nov 14, 2025 · The restoration of the USS Kidd (DD-661), a World War II and Korean War Fletcher-class destroyer, has been completed, and the ship could head back home to Baton Rouge, La., …
Ship History - USS KIDD
Built at Federal Shipbuilding & Dry-dock Company of Kearny, New Jersey, KIDD was one of four destroyers [USS BULLARD (DD-660), USS THORN (DD-647), and USS TURNER (DD-648)] …
USS KIDD | Ship Museum, Tours & Events in Baton Rouge
The USS KIDD in downtown Baton Rouge is a perfect family friendly historic attraction. Climb aboard for a tour or camp out at night! Find USS KIDD details.
Kidd I (DD-661) - NHHC
Jul 8, 2020 · Kidd decommissioned 19 June 1964, entered the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, and at present is berthed at Philadelphia. Kidd received four battle stars for World War II service and four battle stars...
USS KIDD (DD-661) Deployments & History - HullNumber.com
After a cruise to the Caribbean on 1 July 1962 she resumed Naval Reserve training. Kidd decommissioned 19 June 1964 entered the Atlantic Reserve Fleet and at present is berthed at …
About - United States Navy
USS KIDD was built in Pascagoula, MS by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems. She is the forty-ninth Arleigh Burke class Destroyer to be built and is run by the finest Officers and Crew in the United...