USN · DD

Franks

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Afloat

Fletcher-class destroyer.

Fletcher classLaunched 1942-12-07Commissioned 1943-07-30Survived the war. Sold for scrap, 1 August 1973

U.S. Navy. USS Franks (DD-554) underway at sea, circa in 1945.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Command

NLNicholas Adair LidstoneCaptain, 30 July 1943 – 30 June 1944 DSDavid Richard StephanCaptain, 30 June 1944 – 2 April 1945 GCGerald Frederick CaseCaptain, 2 April 1945 – 22 April 1945 EHEugene Baker HenryCaptain from 22 April 1945