Pacific ships

USN · DD

Claxton

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Afloat

Fletcher-class destroyer.

Fletcher classConsolidated Steel, OrangeLaunched 1942-04-01Commissioned 1942-12-08Survived the war. Transferred to West Germany, 16 December 1959

U.S. Navy photo 80-G-304096. USS Claxton (DD-571), USS Canberra (CA-70) and USS Killen (DD-593) in floating dry dock ABSD-2 at Manus, 2 December 1944 (80-G-304096).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Command

HSHerald Franklin StoutCaptain, 8 December 1942 – 1943WHWilliam Van HamiltonCaptain, 1943 – 13 May 1944MFMaxim William FirthCaptain, 20 November 1944 – 21 September 1945ASAlbert P. StelloCaptain from 21 September 1945

Battle of Empress Augusta Bay

1943-11-02 · in the van; among the destroyers that finished Hatsukaze; not sunk

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