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 the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

USS Kidd (DD-661) The only Fletcher-class destroyer restored to her WWII (1945) configuration and open to the public for tours. The USS KIDD (DD-661) is a Fletcher-class destroyer, the six hundred sixty-first destroyer built by the United States Navy.

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.”

April 24, 2024 — [Baton Rouge, LA] — The USS Kidd (DD-661), a celebrated Fletcher-class destroyer that served with distinction in World War II and the Korean War, is embarking on a new chapter in her storied history.

Jul 8, 2020 · During the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941, Rear Admiral Kidd was Commander of Battleship Division 1 and Chief of Staff and Aide, Commander, Battleship Battle Force.

On 27 June 1981, a new USS Kidd, (DD-993) was commissioned, with weapons and sensors more powerful than the commissioning crew of the DD-661 would have ever dreamed possible. A new chapter in the history of the Kidd is being written as the DD-993 patrols faraway oceans in her service to our nation.

On 9 December Kidd headed toward Mare Island Navy Yard for overhaul and moored at Mare Island Christmas Day. Kidd sailed 19 February 1945 to Join Task Force 58 for the invasion of Okinawa. Trained and battlewise.

The USS Kidd Veterans Memorial consists of the restored WWII destroyer Kidd (DD-661) and a large two-floor museum with a variety of nautical exhibits including many model ships. Kidd first opened to the public in 1983 as a museum ship moored along the banks of the Mississippi River.

USS Kidd (DD-661) is a World War II Fletcher class destroyer. She was built by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey. She was launched February 28, 1943, and was commissioned April 23, 1943.

USS Kidd - DD-661. International Call Sign: November-Yankee-Kilo-Foxtrot. Having undergone almost no alterations since the end of World War II, the U.S.S. KIDD has become one of the most important tourist attractions in the city of Baton Rouge.