USN · DD

Erben

Photos and info

Afloat

Fletcher-class destroyer.

Fletcher classLaunched 1943-03-21Commissioned 1943-05-28Survived the war. Transferred to South Korea, 16 May 1963

U.S. Navy. The photo was taken from USS Shangri-La (CV-38). USS Erben (DD-631) underway in September 1945.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Command

JNJoseph Henry NevinsCaptain, 28 May 1943 – 18 December 1943 MSMorgan SlaytonCaptain, 18 December 1943 – 3 March 1945 WSWilliam Hutton SnyderCaptain, 3 March 1945 – 9 December 1945 SWStanley P. WyattCaptain from 9 December 1945