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Biddle III (DDG-5)

 

Born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1750, Nicholas Biddle was appointed a Captain in the Continental Navy in 1775. He had a brilliant career in command of Andrew Doria and Randolph and was killed when the latter blew up while engaging the far larger HMS Yarmouth, 7 March 1778.


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The third Biddle (DDG-5) was renamed Claude V. Ricketts (q.v.) on 28 July 1968.

 


3 February 2006

Published: Thu Jun 25 09:22:49 EDT 2015