Mystery AtlasUSS Eldridge
A Cannon-class destroyer escort (DE-173) commissioned on 27 August 1943, whose surviving deck log and war diary show it in New York and on Atlantic convoy routes throughout the autumn of 1943 and never in Philadelphia, the period and place the Philadelphia Experiment legend claims for it.
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Theories & Explanations
- Philadelphia Experimentclaimed October 1943
USS Eldridge was targeted by Philadelphia Experiment — The legend claims Eldridge was the ship rendered invisible and teleported; the ship's own deck log contradicts the account.
Historical Context
USS Eldridge occurred during World War II.