USS
Twining
DD540
Twining departing San Diego -
abt 1958 - Point Loma in background.
Twining (DD-540) keel was laid down on 20 November 1942 at San
Francisco, Calif., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched 11 July 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Sanford B. Dole Wood; and commissioned 1 December 1943, Cmdr. Ellis Kerr Wakefield in command. She was decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on 1 July 1971 and was sold on 16 August 1971 to Taiwan for use by the Chinese Nationalist Navy under the name of;Final Pictures ?? (Maybe not! ) Updated Mar 10, 2003
Kuei Yang Memorial
Kuei Yang DDG-908 - naval reserved area in Kaoshiung - 18 Nov 2002
(Mar 9,2003)
Reunion 2008 Information - ***18 June 2008***
USS Twining Cap and Patch - Revised; 3 March 2008
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Pictures of Twining Reunion 2006 - San Diego, Ca.
10-20-06, Reunion pictures posted
Twining Scuttlebutt Lounge c- Feb 26, 2006
Leave a message for your old shipmates.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HqNEJpKMnzE -added 3 July 2008
TWINING VIDEO: At time 1:43 you will see the USS Twining DD540 pass briefly
in the background of the above Youtube video of the USS Los Angeles CA 135
WANTED: Does anyone have or know of film footage of the USS Twining DD540?
If so, please contact Glenn @ Email------twining_dd540@yahoo.com
Twining Roster
Twining History
Twining Pictures
Twining Honor Roll - Shipmates who have departed on their Final Journey.
Twining Action Reports
Twining Sea Stories
Twining E-Mail Roster Names
Roger Myers Twining Diary
China Operations - 1954 (Seeking information)
G.I. Chansler, LTjg -- Page 1 -- Page 2
Past Reunions
Bill Kauphusman Page
Frank Hudson Pictures- Twining Reunion 2002
Harold Minor Page
Harry Rinowski's Jacket
Brian Frederick Page - Decommissioning crew pictures
Goodbye to the TomCat (F-14)
William E. Connor's Twining Diary
The Collins Journal
The Final Inspection
"OUR FLAG"
Navy Links PageDESTROYER HISTORY Website
Glenn Riley - Do you know this shipmate?
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TWINING Reunion Association
Please email your Name, Address and phone # to;
TwiningReunion@yahoo.com
in order to receive Reunion notices.
Webmaster
Glenn Robbins
address-is-in-red-twining_dd540@yahoo.com
Created 3-29-99, Last updated July 3, 2008
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