USN · DD

Whipple

Afloat

Clemson-class destroyer, DD-217, flagship of Destroyer Division 57. William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia. Laid down 12 June 1919, launched 6 November 1919, commissioned 23 April 1920. Named for Commodore Abraham Whipple. Lieutenant Commander Eugene S. Karpe had her from March 1941. On 27 February 1942 she and Edsall took the survivors off Langley. On 1 March she picked up survivors of Pecos after dark and was not sunk. Reclassified AG-117 on 30 June 1945. Decommissioned 9 November 1945 and sold for scrap on 30 September 1947.

Class	Clemson class
Type	Destroyer (DD)
Hull	DD-217
Builder	William Cramp and Sons, Philadelphia
Launched	1919-11-06
Commissioned	1920-04-23
Fate	Afloat. Not sunk. Reclassified AG-117 on 30 June 1945. Decommissioned 9 November 1945. Struck 5 December 1945. Sold 30 September 1947 to Northern Metals, Philadelphia, and broken up.
Armament (class)	Flush-deck four-piper, the same pattern as the Wickes class.
Command	Karpe, E. S. Commanding officer, March 1941 to 29 June 1942; The day in March is not known; In command when Langley was lost and when she picked up survivors of Pecos Meola, Vincent James Commanding officer, 29 June 1942 to 5 September 1943 Woodard, Sanford Elza Commanding officer, 5 September 1943 to 30 October 1944 Reeves, Richard Norman Commanding officer, 30 October 1944 to 3 September 1945 Leimert, Joseph William Commanding officer, 3 September 1945 to 9 November 1945

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 Whipple (DD-217) in Asian waters in the early 1920s. Hull number 217 is on the bow. Library of Congress ggbain.36377, Bain News Service. Public domain.

The pictures on this page are the originals.

Command

ESKarpe, E. S.Commanding officer, March 1941 to 29 June 1942The day in March is not knownIn command when Langley was lost and when she picked up survivors of Pecos VMMeola, Vincent JamesCommanding officer, 29 June 1942 to 5 September 1943 SWWoodard, Sanford ElzaCommanding officer, 5 September 1943 to 30 October 1944 RRReeves, Richard NormanCommanding officer, 30 October 1944 to 3 September 1945 JLLeimert, Joseph WilliamCommanding officer, 3 September 1945 to 9 November 1945

Loss of Langley

1942-02-27 · took survivors off Langley, and after dark on 1 March picked up men from Pecos. Not sunk

Sunk

EdsallDD · DD-219 · USN

Photos and info Sinking of I-124 Loss of Langley The loss of Edsall

Sunk

LangleyCV · CV-1 · USN

Photos and info Loss of Langley

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