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Craven

Class	Gridley class
Type	Destroyer (DD)
Hull	DD-382
Fate	Afloat. Decommissioned 19 April 1946. Sold in 1947.
Armament (class)	Four 5-inch guns, one funnel, and sixteen torpedo tubes.
Command	Bailey, Watson Osgood Captain, 2 September 1937 – 15 June 1939 Pearson, Mead Saltonstall Captain, 15 June 1939 – 1 July 1940 Quimby, Charles F. Captain, 1 July 1940 – 19 December 1941 Calvert, Allen Philip Captain from 19 December 1941 Williamson, Francis Thomas Captain, 19 December 1942 – 16 November 1943 Fulton, Raymond lester Captain, 16 November 1943 – 1 February 1945 Sinnott, Robert Edward Captain, 1 February 1945 – 10 July 1945 Brookings, Robert Somers Captain from 10 July 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 Craven (DD-382) was a Gridley-class destroyer of the United States Navy. Watson Osgood Bailey was her captain from 2 September 1937 until 15 June 1939.

Mead Saltonstall Pearson took command the day Bailey left and served until 1 July 1940. Charles F. Quimby followed from that date through 19 December 1941. Allen Philip Calvert became captain on 19 December 1941.

Francis Thomas Williamson held command from 19 December 1942 until 16 November 1943. During his tour, on 6 August 1943, Craven was in Moosbrugger's division at the Battle of Vella Gulf. She came through the battle undamaged.

Raymond Lester Fulton was captain from 16 November 1943 until 1 February 1945. Robert Edward Sinnott then commanded her until 10 July 1945, when Robert Somers Brookings took over. Craven survived the war. She was decommissioned on 19 April 1946 and sold in 1947.

The pictures on this page are the originals.