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USS Comte de Grasse, named for Admiral Francois-Joseph Paul, Comte de GrasseFrancois Joseph Paul, marquis de Grasse Tilly, comte de Grasse ( 1722 January 1788), French admiral, was born at Bar, in the present department of the Alpes-Maritimes. In 1734 de Grasse took service on the galleys of the Order of Malta, and in 1740 entere ( 1722Events Abraham De Moivre states De Moivre's theorem connecting trigonometric functions and complex numbers Publication of the first book of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier Fall of Persia's Safavid dynasty during a bloody revolt of the Afghani people. July 25- 1788Events January 1 First edition of The Times previously The Daily Universal Register was published. January 2 Georgia ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the 4th U. January 9 Connecticut ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes t), was a Spruance class destroyerThe Spruance class destroyer developed as replacements for the large number of World War II built Allen M. Sumner and Gearing class destroyers, was the primary destroyer built for the US Navy during the 1970s. The class was originally designed for antisub built by the Ingalls ShipbuildingIngalls Shipbuilding was a shipyard located in Pascagoula, Mississippi, originally established in 1938, and is now part of Northrop Grumman Ship Systems. It was a leading producer of ships for the US Navy, and at 10,900 employees, the largest private empl Division of Litton IndustriesLitton Industries was a large defense contractor in the United States. It was bought by the Northrop Grumman in 2001. Litton started (in 1953) as an electronics company building navigation, communications and electronic warfare equipment. They deversified at Pascagoula in Mississippi.

Comte de Grasse has been stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.