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| − | '''USS ''Eldridge'' (DE-173)''' is a ''Cannon''-class destroyer escort that served in the United States Navy. |
+ | The '''USS ''Eldridge'' (DE-173)''' is a '''''Cannon''-class''' destroyer escort that served in the United States Navy. It was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newark, New Jersey, her hull was launched on 25 July 1943, and commissioned on 27 August 1943. It weighed 1,240 tons upon its creation. |
| + | From then on the ''Eldridge'' participated in numerous operations until after World War II where it was put commission in reserve on June 17, 1946. On January 15, 1951, it was transferred under the Mutual Defense Assistance Act to the Greek Navy where it served as HS ''Leon'' (D-54). ''Leon'' and was used mainly for patrols in the Easter Aegean Sea and for cadet officer training. |
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| + | The ''Leon'' was decommissioned on November 15, 1992 and was later sold for scrap to the Piraeus-based V&J Scrapmetal Trading Ltd in November 1999. |
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| − | Her keel was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newark, New Jersey, her hull was launched on 25 July 1943,and commissioned on 27 August 1943 |
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| + | The USS ''Eldridge'' is mentioned in the ''[[Battlefield Heroes: Battlefield Heroes Gets Bad Company|Battlefield Heroes Gets Bad Company]]'' update of ''[[Battlefield Heroes]]'', used as part of the '''Project Rainbow''' experiment. |
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| + | The Project Rainbow experiment is a naval military experiment at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that occurred on March 16th, 2010 at 9:00 am. The experiment involved the testing of a [[Scalar Weapon|scalar super weapon]] in which the USS ''Eldridge'' was to be rendered invisible to human observers via a cloaking device for a brief period. On board the ship were a small number of crew members as test subjects, including [[George Gordon Haggard Jr.]] and [[Arkady Kirilenko]]. |
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| − | After commissioned, Between January 1944, and May, 1945, ''Eldridge'' sailed on the vital task of escorting to the Mediterranean Sea men and materials to support Allied operations in North Africa and on into southern Europe. It made nine voyages to deliver convoys safely to Casablanca, Bizerte, and Oran. |
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| + | The USS ''Eldridge'' was rendered invisible with a green glow. Once the ship returned, the remaining crew members suffered severe nausea, or were fused with the ship's hull. Haggard and Kirilenko however, had been temporarily transported to 1943, amidst the war between the [[Royal Army]] and [[National Army]]. |
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| − | ''Eldridge'' then departed New York City on 28 May 1945 for service in the Pacific. ''En route'' to Saipan in July, it made contact with an underwater object and immediately attacked, but no results were observed. It arrived at Okinawa on August 7th for local escort and patrol, and with the end of hostilities a week later, continued to serve as escort on the Saipan–Ulithi–Okinawa routes until November. |
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| − | ''Eldridge'' was placed out of commission in reserve 17 June 1946. |
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| + | *The Project Rainbow experiment is inspired by the infamous {{w|Philadelphia Experiment}} hoax, in which the USS ''Eldridge'' was believed to have been a part of an experiment that would render the ship invisible. |
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| − | Greek navy where it served as HS ''Leon'' (D-54). ''Leon'' was used mainly for patrols in the Easter Aegean Sea and for cadet officer (midshipmen) training. ''Leon'' was decommissioned on November 15. 1992 and later in November 1999 it was sold as scrap to the Piraeus-based V&J Scrapmetal Trading Ltd. |
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| − | The "'''Philadelphia Experiment'''" was an alleged naval military experiment at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, sometime around 28 October 1943 in which the USS ''Eldridge'' was to be rendered invisible (i.e. by a cloaking device) to human observers for a brief period. It is also referred to as Project Rainbow. |
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| − | In ''Battlefield Heroes'' "'''Battlefield Heroes gets Bad Company'''", the Philadelphia Experiment carried out on the USS ''Eldridge'', is the backstory to how George Gordon Haggard Jr. and Arkady Kirilenko ended up in the game. |
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| − | '''-''' the '''Fletcher-class''', the '''Akizuki-Class''', and the '''Cannon-class destroyers''', were the only (presumably) World War II destroyers to be in Battlefield, the modern destroyer's in Battlefield, are the '''Arleigh Burke-Class''' Guided Missile Destroyers (DDGs) |
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| − | '''-''' ''Leon'' is a Greek word for "Lion" |
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| − | '''-''' the ''Eldridge'' is the only ship to be named in honor of Lieutenant Commander John Eldridge, Jr., a United States Navy officer who received the Navy Cross posthumously for his role in the U.S. invasion of the Solomon Islands during World War II. |
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The USS Eldridge (DE-173) is a Cannon-class destroyer escort that served in the United States Navy. It was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newark, New Jersey, her hull was launched on 25 July 1943, and commissioned on 27 August 1943. It weighed 1,240 tons upon its creation.
From then on the Eldridge participated in numerous operations until after World War II where it was put commission in reserve on June 17, 1946. On January 15, 1951, it was transferred under the Mutual Defense Assistance Act to the Greek Navy where it served as HS Leon (D-54). Leon and was used mainly for patrols in the Easter Aegean Sea and for cadet officer training.
The Leon was decommissioned on November 15, 1992 and was later sold for scrap to the Piraeus-based V&J Scrapmetal Trading Ltd in November 1999.
Battlefield Heroes
The USS Eldridge is mentioned in the Battlefield Heroes Gets Bad Company update of Battlefield Heroes, used as part of the Project Rainbow experiment.
The Project Rainbow experiment is a naval military experiment at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that occurred on March 16th, 2010 at 9:00 am. The experiment involved the testing of a scalar super weapon in which the USS Eldridge was to be rendered invisible to human observers via a cloaking device for a brief period. On board the ship were a small number of crew members as test subjects, including George Gordon Haggard Jr. and Arkady Kirilenko.
The USS Eldridge was rendered invisible with a green glow. Once the ship returned, the remaining crew members suffered severe nausea, or were fused with the ship's hull. Haggard and Kirilenko however, had been temporarily transported to 1943, amidst the war between the Royal Army and National Army.
Trivia
- The Project Rainbow experiment is inspired by the infamous Philadelphia Experiment hoax, in which the USS Eldridge was believed to have been a part of an experiment that would render the ship invisible.
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