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Aulick

Class	Fletcher class
Type	Destroyer (DD)
Hull	DD-569
Launched	1942-03-02
Commissioned	1942-10-27
Fate	Afloat. Survived the war. Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 21 August 1959
Armament (class)	Five single 5-inch guns, two funnels, and two sets of torpedo tubes.
Command	Thomas, Olin Perry Captain, 27 October 1942 – 16 March 1944 Andrew, John Douglas Captain, 16 March 1944 – 24 March 1945 Hunnicutt, William Reese Captain from 24 March 1945

Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.

The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.

USS Aulick (DD-569) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was launched on 2 March 1942 and commissioned on 27 October 1942.

Olin Perry Thomas was her first captain. He took command on the day she was commissioned and remained in command until 16 March 1944.

John Douglas Andrew relieved Thomas on 16 March 1944 and commanded Aulick until 24 March 1945. On 25 October 1944, in the Battle of Surigao Strait, the destroyer screened the battle line. William Reese Hunnicutt became captain on 24 March 1945. Aulick survived the war. On 21 August 1959 she was transferred to the Hellenic Navy.

The pictures on this page are the originals.