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DLG-34 USS Biddle Patch

Sailors! Are you looking for a high-quality patch you’ll proudly wear or display? Look no further than the DLG-34 USS Biddle Patch!

• 4.5 inch
• Embroidered
• US Naval Aviator Owned Business
• Hook and Loop
• Reproduction

USS Biddle (DLG-34/CG-34) was a Belknap-class guided missile frigate/cruiser of the United States Navy. She saw action in Vietnam, where she is believed to be the last ship to down an enemy aircraft with hand-loaded guns. She was involved in the Gulf of Sidra incident in 1981. The cruiser was decommissioned on 30 November 1993 and sold for scrap on 4 December 2000. Biddle was laid down by the Bath Iron Works Corporation at Bath, Maine on 9 December 1963, launched on 2 July 1965 and commissioned as DLG-34 on 21 January 1967. She was named for Captain Nicholas Biddle of the Continental Navy. Her call sign was “Hard Charger”.