Pacific ships

USN · DD

Jenkins

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Afloat

Fletcher-class destroyer. At Kula Gulf she was astern of the cruisers, with Radford. The rescue of Helena's men was Nicholas and Radford.

Fletcher classLaunched 1942-06-21Commissioned 1942-07-31Survived the war. Sold for scrap, 17 February 1971

U.S. Navy photo NH 107292. USS Jenkins (DD-447) underway at sea, circa in 1943 (NH 107292).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Command

HMHarry Fanker MillerCaptain, 31 July 1942 – 9 July 1943MHMadison HallCaptain, 9 July 1943 – 29 December 1943PGPhilip Daly GalleryCaptain, 29 December 1943 – 8 July 1945GSGene Thomas ShirleyCaptain, 8 July 1945 – 31 December 1945

Battle of Kula Gulf

1943-07-06 · astern, with Radford

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