Located in a shipyard to the southeast corner of San Francisco, the USS Mahan was a "Farragut"-class guided missile destroyer that was launched on what date?
USS Mahan (DDG-42) USS "Mahan" (DDG-42), was a "Farragut"-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy. She was named for Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan USN (1840–1914). The ship was Laid down as DLG-11 by the San Francisco Naval Shipyard on 31 July 1957 and launched on 7 October 1959. "Mahan" was sponsored by Mrs. H. P. Smith, wife of Vice Adm. Harold Page Smith, and commissioned on 25 December 1960. "Mahan" was reclassified as a guided missile destroyer on 30 June 1975 and designated DDG-42. USS "Mahan" was decommissioned on 15 June 1993 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on the same day.
USS Shipley Bay USS "Shipley Bay" (CVE-85) was an "Casablanca" class escort carrier of the United States Navy. She was laid down under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1122) on 22 November 1943 by Kaiser Co., Inc., Vancouver, Washington; launched on 12 February 1944; sponsored by Mrs. L. B. Richardson; and commissioned on 21 March 1944, Captain Edgar T. Neale in command.