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Updated United States Navy Ratings Information
on
US Navy Awards
and Medals
Click
Here to view a list of all Unit Awards and Campaign Medals awarded to
the Lyman K. Swenson.
Click
Here to view a complete list of Unit Awards and Campaign Medals awarded
to all vessels.
For current and former serving Members of the
United States Navy,
TogetherWeServed is a unique, feature-rich resource enabling
Naval personnel to re-connect with lost Shipmates,
share memories and tell their Navy story.
Naval Weapons, Naval Technology
and
Naval Reunions
USS Allen M. Sumner DD692 home
page. The first of the class. See the
deck plans for the Sumner
class
including
FRAM II conversion.
Buffalo and Erie
County Naval & Military Park. Largest inland Naval Park in the US.
Home of the
USS The Sullivans
Battleship Cove
How to obtain personal awards, unit awards and replacement
medals.
Home Page
Register your name, look for other shipmates on 8,700+ US Navy
Ships, Submarines and Air Squadrons.
USS Sigsbee DD502
Information and photos about the USS Sigsbee DD502. Has a
plot map of Task Group 58.1 (MAR 1945) in which the Swenson was also included.
Located in Fall River, MA.
Has the USS Massachusetts BB59, USS Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. DD850, USS Lionfish SS298, two PT boats and a Soviet built missile corvette on display.
Tin Can Sailors
An ever expanding and very informational destroyer related site.
United States Navy
Official United States Navy Website
Official US Navy
All Hands OnLine page.
USS DeHaven Organization
A very good site about the USS DeHaven DD727. Great photos and Korean era information. Many links.
The Goatlocker
Great site for CPO's.
Official
Department of Navy Photos of the Swenson
Great ship photos and information from the Department of Navy
Official
Department of Navy Photos of Captain Swenson
Great personal photos and
information about Captain Lyman K. Swenson from the Department of Navy
Department of the Navy - Naval
Historical Center
Very informative site including
list of ships
for which photos are available.
United States Navy Memorial Foundation
USN related site.
Includes the
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting
Ships (DANFS)
HyperWar: U.S. Navy in
World War II
Another excellent
site for ship statistics.
HyperWar:
USS Lyman K. Swenson
N.V.R. - Naval Vessel
Register
The Official Inventory of US Naval Ships and Service
Craft.
Ernie Knowles Home
Page
Retired Captain (USNR), former USS Lyman K. Swenson
officer. Read poetry written by Ernie while aboard the Swenson
here.
