USN · DD
Edsall
Photos and infoClemson-class four-piper of the Asiatic Fleet, launched 29 July 1920 at William Cramp and Sons in Philadelphia and commissioned 26 November 1920 under Commander A. H. Rice. On 20 January 1942, with the corvettes Deloraine, Katoomba, and Lithgow, she was credited with sinking the submarine I-124 off Darwin. The kill is not pinned to one of the four ships. On 1 March, Lieutenant Joshua J. Nix in command, after putting Langley survivors aboard the oiler Pecos, she was caught alone by battleships Hiei and Kirishima and heavy cruisers Tone and Chikuma. She dodged more than a thousand shells, nearly hit Chikuma with a torpedo, and was finally stopped by dive bombers from Kaga, Hiryu, and Soryu. She went down by the stern.
| Class | Clemson class |
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| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-219 |
| Builder | William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia |
| Launched | 1920-07-29 |
| Commissioned | 1920-11-26 |
| Fate | Sunk. 1 March 1942, about 200 miles south-southeast of Christmas Island. 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.
U.S. Navy photo NH 69331, San Diego harbor in the early 1920s. Public domain.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
Powell, HalseyCaptain, 3 June 1922 – 17 May 1923RYYoung, Robert ToddCaptain, 17 May 1923 – 18 December 1924LLLindsay, Lemuel EarlCaptain, 18 December 1924 – 25 October 1927
James, JulesCaptain, 25 October 1927 – 3 February 1928CLLucas, Chauncey A.Captain, 3 February 1928 – 19 December 1928TSSlingluff, Thomas CrossCaptain, 19 December 1928 – 17 July 1930BDDague, Byron ScottCaptain, 17 July 1930 – 23 February 1932BFFlood, Bruce PepperCaptain, 23 February 1932 – 25 November 1932WCCochran, WalkerCaptain, 9 February 1933 – 27 February 1934FPPowers, Frederick DodgeCaptain, 27 February 1934 – 17 February 1935APParks, Andrew MackCaptain, 17 February 1935 – 25 June 1935
Baker, Charles AdamsCaptain, 25 June 1935 – 4 May 1937PKKinney, Philip R.Captain, 4 May 1937 – 24 July 1937WSVeeder, W. S.Captain, 24 July 1937 – 9 August 1937
Anderson, Anton B.Captain, 9 August 1937 – 30 September 1937FCConner, Frederick SearsCaptain, 30 September 1937 – 2 February 1939
Sabalot, Abel Charles JulesCaptain, 2 February 1939 – 15 June 1940
Crouch, Edwin MasonCaptain, 15 June 1940 – 13 October 1941
Nix, Joshua J.Captain, 13 October 1941 – 1 March 1942In command when she was lost, 1 March 1942Sinking of I-124
1942-01-20 · in the hunt; credit shared
The loss of Edsall
1942-03-01 · sunk
