USS Daniel T Griffin
On February 5, 1943, Lucille had the honor of christening the destroyer escort USS Daniel T. Griffin (DE-54). The Daniel T. Griffin survived three kamikaze attacks during the war and many battles. It stayed in the United States naval fleet until 1966 when it was purchased by the Chilean government. It was decommissioned in 1994, and used one last time as a training target and sunk. It now rests in the waters off Talcahuano, Chile.
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