USS Samuel B. Roberts
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Three ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS Samuel B. Roberts, in honor of Samuel B. Roberts
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Samuel B. Roberts
Samuel Booker Roberts, Jr. was a U.S. Navy coxswain who was killed in the Battle of Guadalcanal, and became the namesake of three U.S. Navy warships....
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- The first , was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort, commissioned in 1944 and sunk in the Battle off SamarBattle off SamarThe Battle off Samar was the centermost action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, one of the largest naval battles in history, which took place in the Philippine Sea off Samar Island, in the Philippines on 25 October 1944...
while defending the escort carriers (CVEs) of Task Unit 77.4.3 ("Taffy 3"). - The second , was a Gearing-class destroyer, commissioned in 1946 and struck in 1970.
- The third , is an Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate, commissioned in 1986 and still active as of Jan. 2011.
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