page_title: USS Abner Read (DD-526)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Abner Read (DD-526)
caption_attribution_description: English: The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Abner Read (DD-526) off the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, California (USA), on 13 June 1943, after repairs in the drydock there, 02-11 June 1943. Abner Read departed for Alaskan waters shortly therafter.
context_page_description: USS Abner Read (DD-526) was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Lieutenant Commander Abner Read, who fought in the American Civil War. The ship fought in World War II, seeing action in the Aleutian Islands Campaign. Afterwards she survived hitting a mine that blew off her stern in 1943. After repairs, she returned to service and operated in support of Allied forces in the New Guinea campaign and the Battle of Leyte. She was sunk off Leyte in 1944.
context_section_description: USS Abner Read (DD-526) was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Lieutenant Commander Abner Read (1821 – 1863), who fought in the American Civil War. The ship fought in World War II, seeing action in the Aleutian Islands Campaign.  Afterwards she survived hitting a mine that blew off her stern in 1943. After repairs, she returned to service and operated in support of Allied forces in the New Guinea campaign and the Battle of Leyte. She was sunk off Leyte in 1944.
caption: USS Abner Read (DD-526) July 1943
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