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;

Kuei Yang   DDG 908
 

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

 
 

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) 

 
Past Reunions
Bill Kauphusman Page
Frank Hudson Pictures-  Twining Reunion 2002
Harold Minor Page
Harry Rinowski's  Jacket

G.I. Chansler, LTjg --  Page 1  -- Page 2

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 Page

ROK War Service Medal

DESTROYER HISTORY Website
 

Glenn Riley - Do you know this shipmate?

 

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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