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USS Reid

Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Reid, after sailing master Samuel Chester Reid[?].

The first USS Reid (DD-21) was a destroyer in service from 1909 to 1919.

The second USS Reid (DD-292) was a destroyer in service from 1919 to 1930.

The third USS Reid (DD-369)[?] was a destroyer launched in 1936 and sunk by kamikazes in the Philippines in 1944.

The fourth USS Reid (FFG-30) was a guided-missile frigate[?] commissioned 1983 and transferred to Turkey in 1999.

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