page_title: USS Baldwin
hierarchical_section_title: USS Baldwin
caption_attribution_description: English: The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Baldwin (DD-624) in the Suez Canal, Egypt, on 9 February 1945. The photo was taken from the heavy cruiser USS Quincy (CA-71), which had President Franklin D. Roosevelt embarked. Baldwin's camouflage is Measure 32, Design 3D.
context_page_description: USS Baldwin, was a United States Navy Gleaves-class destroyer, in service from 1943 to 1946. She was the only ship of the U.S. Navy to be named for Charles H. Baldwin, an 1864 Medal of Honor recipient.
  Baldwin was laid down on 19 July 1941 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, Washington and launched on 14 June 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Ida E. Crawford, daughter of Acting Master's Mate Baldwin. The ship was commissioned on 30 April 1943, Lieutenant Commander George Knuepfer in command, and reported to the United States Atlantic Fleet.
context_section_description: USS Baldwin (DD-624), was a United States Navy Gleaves-class destroyer, in service from 1943 to 1946. She was the only ship of the U.S. Navy to be named for Charles H. Baldwin, an 1864 Medal of Honor recipient.
  Baldwin was laid down on 19 July 1941 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, Washington and launched on 14 June 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Ida E. Crawford, daughter of Acting Master's Mate Baldwin. The ship was commissioned on 30 April 1943, Lieutenant Commander George Knuepfer in command, and reported to the United States Atlantic Fleet.
caption: USS Baldwin in the Suez Canal, Egypt, on 9 February 1945
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