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USS Edson, Bay City, MI

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USS Edson

Climb aboard a Vietnam-era Navy destroyer moored on the Saginaw River and explore its decks on a self-guided tour.

1680 Martin Street, Bay City, MI 48706 · Bay City, MI

About USS Edson

USS Edson is a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer built at Bath Iron Works in 1958 and decommissioned in 1988 as the last all-gun destroyer in the Navy. She served off Vietnam and helped evacuate Phnom Penh and Saigon in 1975. After 15 years as a museum ship at the Intrepid in New York, she came to the Saginaw Valley Naval Ship Museum in Bay City and has been moored here since 2013. Self-guided visits are the norm, and guided tours need three days' notice.

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  • #navy
  • #destroyer
  • #military history
  • #vietnam war

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