Maritime Incidents in 1983 - USS William M. Wood, Soviet Submarine K-429, SS Marine Electric, Alexander Suvorov, USS Vesole (Paperback)

Chapters: Uss William M. Wood, Soviet Submarine K-429, Ss Marine Electric, Alexander Suvorov, Uss Vesole, List of Shipwrecks in 1983. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: USS William M. Wood (DD-715) was a Gearing-class destroyer in the United States Navy during the final year of World War II. She was in commission for 31 years, from 1945 through 1976, serving in both the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets. She was the second Navy ship named for Navy Surgeon-General William M. Wood (18091880). William M. Wood was laid down on 2 November 1944 at Newark, New Jersey, by the Federal Shipbuilding