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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.
The USS KIDD (DD-661) is a Fletcher-class destroyer, the six hundred sixty-first destroyer built by the United States Navy. In the traditional system of naming destroyers after Naval heroes, she was named after Rear Admiral Isaac Campbell Kidd, Sr. who was killed aboard his flagship, USS ARIZONA (BB-39) during the surprise attack by the ...
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.”
Explore DD-661's unique and decorated history through stories, photos, virtual touring of her WWII configuration, and a list of her complete crew. Plan Your Visit (Museum only while Ship is away for Overhaul)
Jul 8, 2020 · Kidd (DD-661) was a Fletcher-class destroyer named after Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who died on Arizona (BB-39) during the Pearl Harbor attack. She participated in several Pacific campaigns, including the Gilbert Islands, the Marianas, and Okinawa, and was sunk by a kamikaze in April 1945.
USS Kidd (DD-661) played a key role during the first days of the Okinawa campaign, screening battleships, bombarding key targets ashore, rescuing downed pilots, sinking floating mines, providing...
USS KIDD DD-661. The Tin Can Sailor, May 1987. Rear Admiral Isaac Campbell Kidd was killed in action on the bridge of his flagship during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941. He left a record of a brilliant naval career, and since destroyers are named for heroes, he left his name to a first line ship of the Navy.
