USS Charrette

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USS Charrette (DD-581), now called the Velos (D16) (Greek: Βέλος), is a museum ship located in Thessaloniki, Greece. The USS Charrette was built as a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant George Charrette (1867–1938), who was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism during the Spanish–American War. Entering service during World War II, she was deployed in the Pacific Theater. Placed in reserve following the war, Charette was transferred to the Kingdom of Greece in 1959 and renamed Velos (D16), remaining in service until 1991 before being preserved as a museum ship at Palaio Faliro, Athens, and then moved to Thessaloniki in 2019.

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