USN · DD
AfloatGridley-class destroyer, DD-400. She screened the carriers in the Marianas and the Battle of the Philippine Sea. On 10 July 1944 her boat crew rescued George Tweed, a sailor who had hidden on Guam since 1941.
| Class | Gridley class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-400 |
| Builder | Bethlehem Steel, San Francisco |
| Launched | 1937-11-20 |
| Commissioned | 1938-06-22 |
| Fate | Afloat. Survived the war. Struck in January 1947, sold in November 1947 and scrapped in March 1948. |
| Armament (class) | Four 5-inch guns, one funnel, and sixteen torpedo tubes. |
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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.
USS McCall (DD-400) underway, with part of another ship at the right edge. The Commons record gives no date. Photograph from the San Diego Air & Space Museum archives, marked public domain on Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Commons File:USS McCall DD-400 (15135505778).jpg. Public domain.
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Command
Moosbrugger, FrederickCaptain, 28 April 1941 – 28 May 1942WSVeeder, W. S.Captain, 28 May 1942 – 27 February 1943EFFoster, Edward LeeCaptain, 27 February 1943 – 2 May 1944JCCarroll, John BlakeCaptain, 2 May 1944 – 10 July 1945HBBater, Harold EdwinCaptain, 10 July 1945 – 26 October 1945LWWalker, Lewis WesleyCaptain, 26 October 1945 – 30 November 1945Battle of the Philippine Sea
1944-06-19 · screened the carriers of Task Force 58 on 19 and 20 June 1944; not sunk
Iwo Jima
1945-02-19 · arrived in the transport area on 19 February 1945; screened the transports and gave bombardment and illumination fire into March; not sunk
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