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USS SOMERS CREWMEMBERS ASSOCIATION

Established: April 2010

---A Non-Profit U. S. Navy Veterans Organization---
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USS SOMERS (DD~381/DD~947/DDG~34)

"USS SOMERS MEMORIAL PLAQUE DEDICATION"

On September 4th, 1804, 214 years ago to the day, our ship's namesake, then Lieutenant Richard Somers and his 12 volunteer sailors, in an attempt to destroy the Barbary Pirate ships in Tripoli Harbor (Lybia) were killed in a premature explosion aboard the United States Ship Intrepid. The Intrepid was laden with explosives and was to be abandoned in the harbor and ignited.

On September 4th, 2018, a group of former shipmates from the USS Somers DD947 and DDG34, along with guests, the staff of the US Navy Memorial and special guests, Richard Somers descendant Dean and Vicki Somers were present at the US Navy Memorial in Washington, DC for the dedication of the USS Somers Memorial Plaque.

This video was assembled and prepared with audio by Dean and Vicki Somers and presented to the USS Somers Crewmembers Association for all former Somers shipmates. We express our sincere thanks for their attendance and for their effort in the making of this video.

A grateful thank you to all Somers shipmates and friends for their unselfish donations that made the USS Somers Memorial Plaque Dedication a reality. All should be proud of this memorial to the Somers and to all who have sailed aboard Somers ships. Bravo Zulu.

Click on first photo to view video second photo to view plaque in PDF format.

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