page_title: USS Kennison
hierarchical_section_title: USS Kennison
caption_attribution_description: English: The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Kennison (DD-138) underway at sea, circa in 1944.
context_page_description: USS Kennison was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II, later redesignated AG-83. She was the first ship named for William Kennison.
  Kennison was launched on 8 June 1918 by the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California; sponsored by Miss Elizabeth Riner; and commissioned on 2 April 1919, Commander R. P. Enrich in command.
context_section_description: USS Kennison (DD–138) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II, later redesignated AG-83. She was the first ship named for William Kennison.
  Kennison was launched on 8 June 1918 by the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California; sponsored by Miss Elizabeth Riner; and commissioned on 2 April 1919, Commander R. P. Enrich in command.
caption: Kennison underway
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