USS Charles P. Cecil (DD-835) was a Gearing-class destroyer, the only ship of the United States Navy to be named after Rear Admiral Charles P. Cecil. She was launched on 22 April 1945 by Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; sponsored by Mrs. C. P. Cecil; and commissioned on 29 June 1945 with Commander W. Outerson in command.

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  • Wm. E. Gardner March 21, 2023 at 5:57pm
    bill gardner ftg aboard 60 -63 cuban blockade.
  • Peter H St Onge April 16, 2013 at 6:39am

    I was TAD to the USS Cecil DD-835 while stationed on the Uss Foulton AS-11 New London & Groton, Conn. in 1978

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