On June 10 in 1944, Bath-built USS Taylor (DD 468) sank the Japanese submarine RO-111 in the South Pacific. Taylor, a Fletcher-class destroyer, was launched in 1942 and had an impressive battle history throughout World War II. So respected was the ship and its crew that she was invited, along with her sister ships USS O’Bannon and USS Nicholas, to escort USS Missouri into Tokyo Bay to accept the Japanese surrender.
