USS Swanson (DD-443)
USS Swanson (DD-443) was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Secretary of the Navy Claude A. Swanson (1862–1939).
Swanson was laid down on 15 November 1939 by the Charleston Navy Yard. She was launched on 2 November 1940; sponsored by Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, widow of Secretary Swanson; and commissioned on 29 May 1941 with Lieutenant Commander M. P. Kingsley in command.
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“When I die, my epitaph should read: She Paid the Bills. That’s the story of my private life.”
—Gloria Swanson (1897–1983)