USN · DD
AfloatClemson-class destroyer, DD-222. William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia. Laid down 11 August 1919. The Navy history dates the launch 20 January 1920. Another account says 22 January. Commissioned 16 August 1920. Named for Captain Roscoe Carlyle Bulmer. She was with Marblehead and was not in the Balikpapan night attack. On 4 February 1942 she was in the Bali Sea under Lieutenant David Alonzo Harris. She was not sunk. Reclassified AG-86 on 1 December 1944. Decommissioned 16 August 1946.
| Class | Clemson class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-222 |
| Builder | William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia |
| Launched | 1920-01-20 |
| Commissioned | 1920-08-16 |
| Fate | Afloat. Not sunk. Reclassified AG-86 on 1 December 1944. Decommissioned 16 August 1946. Struck 25 September 1946. The Naval Cover Museum dates the sale 27 February 1947. Other accounts date it 19 February 1947. Broken up. Two battle stars. |
| Armament (class) | Flush-deck four-piper, the same pattern as the Wickes class. |
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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.
USS Bulmer (DD-222) underway off the Mare Island Navy Yard on 28 August 1943. Hull number 222 is on the bow. U.S. Navy photograph 19-N-33043. Public domain.
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Command
Battle of Balikpapan
1942-01-24 · with Marblehead. Met the destroyers after the fight. Not in the attack
Air attack in the Bali Sea
1942-02-04 · in the force. Not sunk
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