Museum Ship
| USS The Sullivans | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| U.S. National Historic Landmark | |
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| Location: | Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, Buffalo, New York |
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| Coordinates: | 42°52′40″N 78°52′50″W / 42.8777°N 78.8806°W / 42.8777; -78.8806Coordinates: 42°52′40″N 78°52′50″W / 42.8777°N 78.8806°W / 42.8777; -78.8806 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 86000085 |
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| Added to NRHP: | January 14, 1986 |
| Designated NHL: | January 14, 1986 |
The Sullivans received nine battle stars for World War II service and two for Korean service. On 7 January 1965, The Sullivans was decommissioned at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and she remained in reserve into the 1970s. In 1977, she and cruiser Little Rock were processed for donation to the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park in Buffalo, New York. The ship now serves as a memorial and is open for public tours.
The ship was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1986.
Three other Fletcher-class ships are preserved as memorials:
- Cassin Young at Boston, Massachusetts
- Kidd at Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- HNS Velos former USS Charrette at Athens, Greece
Read more about this topic: USS The Sullivans (DD-537)
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