USN · DD
Perkins
Photos and infoMahan-class destroyer, DD-377. Not sunk at Coral Sea or at Tassafaronga. Lost in a collision with the transport Duntroon on 29 November 1943.
| Class | Mahan class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer (DD) |
| Hull | DD-377 |
| Fate | Sunk. With Crace at Coral Sea, and not sunk there. Second in the destroyer van at Tassafaronga. Lost in a collision with the Australian transport Duntroon on 29 November 1943, off New Guinea. |
| Armament (class) | Five 5-inch guns and two funnels. The count includes the two Dunlap ships. |
| Command |
|
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 74321. Perkins (DD-377). The hull number 377 is on the bow. Public domain.
The pictures on this page are the originals.
No color version yet. Colored pictures and film will be added here.
Command
SJJenkins, Samuel P.Captain, 18 September 1936 – 27 May 1938JVVetter, John PeterCaptain, 27 May 1938 – 4 June 1940TWWellings, Timothy FrancisCaptain, 4 June 1940 – 12 October 1941
Bedford, Stephen RayCaptain, 12 October 1941 – 12 December 1941
Ford, Walter ChilcottCaptain, 12 December 1941 – 1 March 1943
Ketchum, Gerald LyleCaptain, 1 March 1943 – 29 November 1943
Bedford, Stephen RayCaptain, 12 October 1941 – 12 December 1941Ford, Walter ChilcottCaptain, 12 December 1941 – 1 March 1943Ketchum, Gerald LyleCaptain, 1 March 1943 – 29 November 1943Battle of the Coral Sea
1942-05-08 · with Crace; not sunk
Battle of Tassafaronga
1942-11-30 · second in the van
