USN · DD
Aylwin
Photos and infoFarragut-class destroyer. Screened Enterprise and Hornet at Midway. Still afloat at the surrender.
| Class | Farragut class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-355 |
| Fate | Afloat. Screened Enterprise and Hornet at Midway. Still afloat at the surrender. Decommissioned in 1946. |
| Armament (class) | Five 5-inch guns and two funnels. The first of the 1930s destroyers. |
| Command |
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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.
U.S. Navy. USS Aylwin (DD-355) underway in the 1930s.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Gulbranson, ClarenceCaptain, 1 March 1935 – 28 June 1936
Ryan, Dennis LeoCaptain from 28 June 1936
Lee, Clarence VailleCaptain from 15 June 1938
Rodgers, Robert HenryCaptain, 10 February 1941 – 15 June 1942
Phelan, George RichardsonCaptain, 15 June 1942 – 7 January 1943
Malpass, Ray EdwardCaptain, 7 January 1943 – 11 October 1943
Strange, Robert OrrisCaptain, 11 October 1943 – 31 May 1944WRRogers, William KittridgeCaptain, 31 May 1944 – 27 June 1945KNNeupert, Karl FredericCaptain, 27 June 1945 – 16 October 1945Attack on Pearl Harbor
1941-12-07 · in the harbor; not sunk
Battle of the Coral Sea
1942-05-08 · in the screen; not sunk
Battle of Midway
1942-06-04 · in Spruance's screen
