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Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
Bill.Mullins at US.ARMY.MIL
Wed Mar 2 21:56:22 UTC 2011
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> The USS Higbee (DD-806) was the first (and maybe only)
> combatant ship named for a woman, AFAIK.
>
>From the Wikipedia article on RADM Grace Hopper:
"The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Hopper (DDG-70) was named for her."
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