When the USS Nicholas (DD-449) was commissioned on 4 June 1942, the event was significant for the US Navy. It marked the entry into service of the first of 175 Fletcher Class destroyers. These destroyers represented a landmark design that would serve with distinction through the 2nd World War.
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