List of Fletcher-class destroyers

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List of Fletcher-class destroyers and their dispositions. There were 175 of them built during World War II. [1]

Ships in class

Ships of the Fletcher destroyer class
NameHull no.BuilderLaid downLaunchedCommissioned / RecommissionedDecommissionedFate
Fletcher DD-445 Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey 2 October 19413 May 194230 June 194215 January 1947Sold for scrap, 22 February 1972 [2]
3 October 1949 [3] 1 October 1969
Radford DD-4462 October 19413 May 194222 July 194217 January 1946Sold for scrap October 1970
17 October 194910 November 1969 [4]
Jenkins DD-44727 November 194121 June 194231 July 19421 May 1946Sold for scrap, 17 February 1971 [5]
2 November 19512 July 1969
La Vallette DD-44827 November 194121 June 194212 August 194216 April 1946 [6] Sold to Peru as parts donor, 26 July 1974 scrapped
Nicholas DD-449 Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine 3 March 194119 February 19424 June 194212 June 1946Sold for scrap, October 1970
19 February 195130 January 1970
O'Bannon DD-4503 March 194119 February 194226 June 194221 May 1946Sold for scrap, 6 June 1970
19 February 195130 January 1970
Chevalier DD-45130 April 1941 [7] 11 April 194220 July 1942 [8] —Sunk, Naval Battle of Vella Lavella, 6 October 1943 [8]
Saufley DD-465 Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey 27 January 194219 July 194229 August 194212 June 1946Sunk as target, 20 February 1968
15 December 194929 January 1965
Waller DD-46612 February 194215 August 19421 October 194210 June 1946Sunk as target, 17 June 1970
5 July 195015 July 1969
Strong DD-467 Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine 30 April 1941 [9] 17 May 19427 August 1942 [9] —Sunk, 5 July 1943 [9]
Taylor DD-46828 August 19417 June 194228 August 194231 May 1946Transferred to Italy, 2 July 1969
3 December 19513 June 1969
De Haven DD-46927 September 1941 [10] 28 June 194221 September 1942 [11] —Sunk, 1 February 1943 [11]
Bache DD-470 Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island, New York 19 November 1941 [12] 7 July 194214 November 1942 [12] 4 February 1946 [12] Wrecked, 6 February 1968 [12]
1 October 1951 [12] 1 March 1968 [12]
Beale DD-47119 December 194124 August 194223 December 194211 April 1946Sunk as target, 24 June 1969
1 November 195130 September 1968
Guest DD-472 Boston Navy Yard 27 September 194120 February 194215 December 19424 June 1946Transferred to Brazil, 5 June 1959
Bennett DD-47310 December 194116 April 19429 February 194318 April 1946Transferred to Brazil, 15 December 1959
Fullam DD-47410 December 194116 April 19422 March 194315 January 1947Sunk as target, 7 July 1962
Hudson DD-47520 February 19423 June 194213 April 194331 May 1946Sold for scrap, 27 November 1973
Hutchins DD-47627 September 194120 February 194217 November 194230 November 1945Sold for scrap, January 1948
Pringle DD-477 Charleston Navy Yard 31 July 19412 May 194215 September 1942—Sunk, 16 April 1945
Stanly DD-47815 September 1941May 2, 194215 October 1942October 1946Sold for scrap, 16 December 1971
Stevens DD-47930 December 194124 June 19421 February 19432 July 1946Sold for scrap, 27 November 1973
Halford DD-480 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard 3 June 194129 October 194210 April 194315 May 1946Sold for scrap, 2 April 1970
Leutze DD-4813 June 194129 October 19424 March 19446 December 1945Sold for scrap, 17 June 1947
Watson DD-482 Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey —Contract cancelled 7 January 1946 [13]
Philip DD-4987 May 1942 [14] 13 October 194221 November 1942 [14] 1 February 1946 [15] Sank in a storm, 2 February 1972 [15]
30 June 1950 [14] 30 September 1968 [14]
Renshaw DD-4997 May 194213 October 19425 December 1942February 1947Sold for scrap, October 1970
June 195014 February 1970
Ringgold DD-50025 June 194211 November 194230 December 194223 March 1946Transferred to West German Navy, 14 July 1959
Schroeder DD-50125 June 194211 November 19421 January 194329 April 1946Sold for scrap, 1 January 1974
Sigsbee DD-50222 July 19427 December 194223 January 194331 March 1947Sold for scrap, 31 July 1975
Conway DD-507 Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine 5 November 194116 August 19429 October 194225 June 1946Sunk as a target 26 June 1970
8 November 195015 November 1969
Cony DD-50824 December 194116 August 194230 October 194218 June 1946Sunk as a target, 20 March 1970
17 November 19492 July 1969
Converse DD-50923 February 194230 August 194220 November 194223 April 1946Transferred to Spain, 1 July 1959
Eaton DD-51017 March 194220 September 19424 December 194221 June 1946Sunk as target, 27 March 1970
11 December 195130 May 1969
Foote DD-51114 April 194211 October 194222 December 194218 April 1946Sold for scrap, 2 January 1974
Spence DD-51218 May 1942 [16] 27 October 19428 January 1943 [16] —Foundered, 18 December 1944 [16]
Terry DD-5138 June 194222 November 194226 January 194311 July 1947Transferred to Peru 26 July 1974 for spare parts
Thatcher DD-51420 June 1942 [17] 6 December 194210 February 1943 [17] 23 November 1945 [17] Sold for scrap, 23 January 1948 [17]
Anthony DD-51517 August 194220 December 194226 February 194317 April 1946Transferred to West Germany, 17 January 1958
Wadsworth DD-51618 August 194210 January 194316 March 194318 April 1946Transferred to West Germany, 6 October 1959
Walker DD-51731 August 194231 January 19433 April 194331 May 1946Sold to Italy, 2 July 1969
15 September 19502 July 1969
Brownson DD-518 Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island, New York 15 February 1942 [18] 24 September 19423 February 1943 [18] —Sunk, 26 December 1943 [18]
Daly DD-51929 April 194224 October 194210 March 194318 April 1946Sold for scrap, 22 April 1976
6 July 19512 May 1960
Isherwood DD-52012 May 194224 November 194212 April 19431 February 1946Loaned to Peru, 8 October 1961
5 April 195111 September 1961
Kimberly DD-52127 July 19424 February 194322 May 19435 February 1947Loaned to Taiwan, 1 June 1967
8 February 195115 January 1954
Luce DD-52224 August 19426 March 194321 June 1943—Sunk, 4 May 1945
Abner Read DD-526 Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California 30 October 194118 August 19425 February 1943Sunk, 1 November 1944
Ammen DD-52729 November 194117 September 194220 March 194315 April 1946Sold for scrap, 20 April 1961
5 April 195115 September 1960
Mullany DD-52815 January 194210 October 194223 April 194314 February 1946Transferred to Taiwan, 6 October 1971
8 March 19516 October 1971
Bush DD-52912 February 194227 October 194210 May 1943—Sunk, 6 April 1945
Trathen DD-53017 March 1942 22 October 194228 May 194318 January 1946Used as target hulk November 1973, scrapped
1 August 195111 May 1965
Hazelwood DD-53111 April 194220 November 194218 June 194318 January 1946Sold for scrap 14 April 1976
12 September 195119 March 1965
Heermann DD-5328 May 19425 December 19426 July 194312 June 1946Transferred to Argentina, 14 August 1961.
12 September 195120 December 1957
Hoel DD-5334 June 194219 December 194219 July 1943—Sunk, Battle off Samar, 25 October 1944
McCord DD-53417 March 1942 10 January 194319 August 194315 January 1947Sold for scrap 2 January 1974
1 August 19519 June 1954
Miller DD-53518 August 194215 February 194331 August 194319 December 1945Sold for scrap, 31 July 1975
19 May 195130 June 1964
Owen DD-53617 September 194221 March 194320 September 194310 December 1946Sold for scrap, 27 November 1973
17 August 195127 May 1958
The Sullivans DD-53710 October 19424 April 194330 September 194310 January 1946Donated to Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, Buffalo, New York
6 July 19517 January 1965
Stephen Potter DD-53827 October 194228 April 194321 October 194321 September 1945Sold for scrap, 27 November 1973
29 March 195121 April 1958
Tingey DD-53922 October 194228 May 194325 November 1943March 1946Sunk as target, May 1966
27 January 195130 November 1963
Twining DD-54020 November 194211 July 19431 December 194314 June 1946Sold to Taiwan, 16 August 1971
10 June 19501 July 1971
Yarnall DD-5415 December 194225 July 194330 December 194315 January 1947Loaned to Taiwan, 10 June 1968
28 February 195130 September 1958
Boyd DD-544 Bethlehem Steel Company, San Pedro, California, Terminal Island 2 April 194229 October 19428 May 194315 January 1947Transferred to Turkey, 1 October 1969
24 November 19501 October 1969
Bradford DD-54528 April 194212 December 194212 June 194311 July 1946Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 27 September 1962
27 October 195028 September 1961
Brown DD-54627 June 194221 February 194310 July 19431 August 1946Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 27 September 1962
27 October 19509 February 1962
Cowell DD-5477 September 194218 March 194323 August 194322 July 1946Transferred to Argentina, 17 August 1971
21 September 195117 August 1971
Capps DD-550 Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation, Chickasaw, Alabama 12 June 194131 May 194223 June 194315 January 1947Transferred to Spain, 15 May 1957
David W. Taylor DD-55112 June 19414 July 194218 September 194317 August 1946Leased to Spain, 15 May 1957
Evans DD-55221 July 19414 October 194211 December 19437 November 1945Sold for scrap, 11 February 1947
John D. Henley DD-55321 July 194115 November 19422 February 194430 April 1946Sold for scrap, May 1970
Franks DD-554 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Seattle, Washington 8 March 19427 December 194230 July 194331 May 1946Sold for scrap, 1 August 1973
Haggard DD-55527 March 19429 February 194331 August 19431 November 1945Sold for scrap, 3 March 1946
Hailey DD-55611 April 19429 March 194330 September 194327 January 1946Loaned to Brazil, 20 July 1961
27 April 19513 November 1960
Johnston DD-5576 May 194225 March 194327 October 1943—Sunk, Battle off Samar 25 October 1944
Laws DD-55819 May 194222 April 194318 November 194310 December 1946Sold for scrap, 3 December 1973
2 November 195130 March 1964
Longshaw DD-55916 June 19424 June 19434 December 1943—Ran aground, 18 May 1945
Morrison DD-56030 June 19424 July 194318 December 1943Sunk, 4 May 1945
Prichett DD-56120 July 194231 July 194315 January 194414 March 1946Transferred to Italy, 17 January 1970
17 August 195110 January 1970
Robinson DD-56212 August 194228 August 194331 January 194412 June 1946Sunk as target, 13 April 1982
3 August 19511 April 1964
Ross DD-5637 September 194210 September 194321 February 19444 June 1946Sunk as a target, 26 January 1978
27 October 19516 November 1959
Rowe DD-5647 December 194230 September 194313 March 194431 January 1947Sunk as a target, 23 February 1978
5 October 19516 November 1959
Smalley DD-56514 February 194327 October 194331 March 194418 July 1946Sold for scrap, 4 January 1966
3 July 195130 September 1957
Stoddard DD-56610 March 194319 November 194315 April 19448 July 1946Sunk in an exercise, 22 July 1997
9 March 195126 September 1969
Watts DD-56726 March 194331 December 194329 April 194412 April 1946Sold for scrap, 5 September 1974
6 July 195126 September 1969
Wren DD-56824 April 194329 January 194420 May 194413 July 1946Sold for scrap, 22 October 1975
7 September 195130 December 1963
Aulick DD-569 Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas 14 May 19412 March 194227 October 194218 April 1946Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 21 August 1959
Charles Ausburne DD-57014 May 194116 March 194224 November 194218 April 1946Transferred to West Germany, 12 April 1960
Claxton DD-57125 June 19411 April 19428 December 194218 April 1946Transferred to West Germany, 16 December 1959
Dyson DD-57225 June 194115 April 194230 December 194231 March 1947Transferred to West Germany, 17 February 1960
Harrison DD-57325 June 19414 May 194225 January 19431 April 1946Sold to Mexico, 19 Aug 1970
John Rodgers DD-57425 July 19417 May 19429 February 194325 May 1946Transferred to Mexico, 19 Aug 1970
McKee DD-5752 March 19422 August 194231 March 194325 February 1946Sold for scrap, 2 January 1974
Murray DD-57616 March 194216 August 194220 April 194327 March 1946Sold for scrap, 16 August 1966
16 October 19511 June 1965
Sproston DD-5771 April 194231 August 194219 May 194318 January 1946Sold for scrap, 15 September 1971
15 September 195030 September 1968
Wickes DD-57815 April 194213 September 194216 June 194320 December 1945Sunk as target 8 April 1974
William D. Porter DD-5797 May 194227 September 19426 July 1943—Sunk, 10 June 1945
Young DD-5807 May 194215 October 194231 July 1943January 1947Sunk as a target, 6 March 1970
Charrette DD-581 Boston Navy Yard 20 February 19423 June 194218 May 194315 January 1947Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 16 June 1959
Conner DD-5826 April 194218 July 19428 June 19435 July 1946Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 15 September 1959
Hall DD-58316 April 194218 July 19426 July 194310 December 1946Transferred to Hellenic Navy, 9 February 1960
Halligan DD-5849 November 194219 March 194319 August 1943—Lost to mine, 26 March 1945
Haraden DD-5859 November 194219 March 194316 September 19432 July 1946Sunk as a target, November 1973
Newcomb DD-58619 March 19434 July 194310 November 194320 November 1945Scrapped, October 1947
Bell DD-587 Charleston Navy Yard 30 December 194124 June 19424 March 194314 June 1946Sunk as target, 11 May 1975
Burns DD-5889 May 19428 August 19423 April 194325 June 1946Sunk as a target, 20 June 1974
Izard DD-5899 May 19428 August 194215 May 194331 May 1946Sold for scrap, 2 April 1970
Paul Hamilton DD-59020 January 19437 April 194325 October 194324 September 1945Sold for scrap, 2 April 1970
Twiggs DD-59120 January 19437 April 19434 November 1943—Sunk, 16 June 1945
Howorth DD-592 Puget Sound Naval Shipyard 26 November 194110 January 19433 April 194430 April 1946Sunk as target, 8 March 1962
Killen DD-59326 November 194110 January 19434 May 19449 July 1946Sunk as a target, 15 April 1975
Hart DD-59410 August 194325 September 19444 November 194431 May 1946Sold for scrap, 3 December 1973
Metcalf DD-59510 August 194325 September 194418 November 1944March 1946Sold for scrap, 6 June 1972
Shields DD-59610 August 194325 September 19448 February 194514 June 1946Transferred to Brazil, 1 July 1972
15 July 19501 July 1972
Wiley DD-59710 August 194325 September 194422 February 194515 May 1946Sold for scrap, 2 April 1970
Abbot DD-629 Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine 21 September 194217 February 194323 April 194321 May 1946Sold for scrap, 31 July 1975
26 February 195126 March 1965
Braine DD-63012 October 19427 March 194311 May 194326 July 1946Transferred to Argentina, 17 August 1971
6 April 195117 August 1971
Erben DD-63128 October 194221 March 194328 May 194331 May 1946Transferred to South Korea, 16 May 1963
19 May 195127 June 1958
Hale DD-64223 November 19424 April 194315 June 194315 January 1947Transferred to Colombia, 23 January 1961
24 March 195130 July 1960
Sigourney DD-6437 December 194224 April 194329 June 194320 March 1946Sold for scrap, 31 July 1975
7 September 19511 May 1960
Stembel DD-64421 December 19428 May 194316 July 194331 May 1946Loaned to Argentina, 7 August 1961
9 November 195127 May 1958
Albert W. Grant DD-649 Charleston Navy Yard 30 December 194229 May 194324 November 194316 July 1946Sold for scrap, 30 May 1972
Caperton DD-650 Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine 11 January 194322 May 194330 July 19436 July 1946Sunk as a target in the 1980s
6 April 195127 April 1960
Cogswell DD-6511 February 19435 June 194317 August 194330 April 1946Transferred to Turkey, 1 October 1969
7 January 19511 October 1969
Ingersoll DD-65218 February 194328 June 194331 August 194319 July 1946Sunk as a target, 19 May 1974
4 May 195120 January 1970
Knapp DD-6538 March 194310 July 194316 September 19435 July 1946Sold for scrap, 27 August 1973
3 May 19514 March 1957
Bearss DD-654 Gulf Shipbuilding Corporation, Chickasaw, Alabama 14 July 194225 July 194312 April 194431 January 1947Sold for scrap, 14 April 1976
7 September 195130 December 1963
John Hood DD-65512 October 194225 October 19437 June 19443 July 1946Sold for scrap, 12 April 1976
3 August 195130 June 1964
Van Valkenburgh DD-65615 November 194219 December 19432 August 194412 April 1946Transferred to Turkey, 28 February 1967
8 March 195126 February 1954
Charles J. Badger DD-657 Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island, New York 24 September 19423 April 194323 July 194321 May 1946Sold to Chile for parts, 10 May 1974
10 September 195120 December 1957
Colahan DD-65824 October 19423 May 194323 August 194314 June 1946Sunk as a target, 18 December 1966
16 December 19501 August 1966
Dashiell DD-659 Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey 1 October 19426 February 194320 March 194330 March 1946Sold for scrap, 21 September 1975
3 May 195129 April 1960
Bullard DD-66016 October 194228 February 19439 April 194320 December 1946Sold for scrap, 3 December 1973
Kidd DD-66116 October 194228 February 194323 April 194310 December 1946Museum ship
28 March 195119 June 1964
Bennion DD-662 Boston Navy Yard 19 March 19434 July 194314 December 194320 June 1946Sold for scrap, 30 May 1973
Heywood L. Edwards DD-6634 July 19436 October 194326 January 19441 July 1946Transferred to Japan, 10 March 1959
Richard P. Leary DD-6644 July 19436 October 194323 February 194410 December 1946Transferred to Japan, 10 March 1959
Bryant DD-665 Charleston Navy Yard 30 December 194229 May 19434 December 194315 January 1947Sunk as a target, 24 August 1969
Black DD-666 Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey 14 November 194228 March 194321 May 19435 August 1946Sold for scrap, 17 February 1971
18 July 195126 September 1969
Chauncey DD-66714 November 194228 March 194331 May 194319 December 1945Sold for scrap, 2 January 1974
18 July 195014 May 1954
Clarence K. Bronson DD-6689 December 194218 April 194311 June 194316 July 1946Transferred to Turkey, 14 January 1967
7 June 195129 June 1960
Cotten DD-6698 February 194312 June 194324 July 194315 July 1946Sold for scrap, 31 July 1975
3 July 19512 May 1960
Dortch DD-6702 March 194320 June 19437 August 194319 July 1946Transferred to Argentina, 1 August 1961
4 May 195113 December 1957
Gatling DD-6713 March 194320 June 194319 August 194316 July 1946Sold for scrap, 22 February 1977
4 June 19512 May 1960
Healy DD-6724 March 19434 July 19433 September 194311 July 1946Sold for scrap, 12 April 1976
3 August 195111 March 1958
Hickox DD-67312 March 19434 July 194310 September 194310 December 1946Transferred to South Korea, 15 November 1968
19 May 195120 December 1957
Hunt DD-67431 March 19431 August 194322 September 194315 December 1945Sold for scrap, 14 August 1975
31 October 195130 December 1963
Lewis Hancock DD-67531 March 19431 August 194329 September 194310 January 1946Transferred to Brazil, 1 August 1967
19 May 195118 December 1957
Marshall DD-67629 April 194329 August 194316 October 1943December 1945Sold for scrap, July 1970
27 April 195119 July 1969
McDermut DD-67714 June 194317 October 194319 November 194315 January 1947Sold for scrap, 4 January 1966
29 December 195016 December 1963
McGowan DD-67830 June 194314 November 194320 December 194330 April 1946Transferred to Spain, 1 December 1960
6 July 195130 November 1960
McNair DD-67930 June 194314 November 194330 December 194328 May 1946Sold for scrap, 10 June 1976
6 July 195130 December 1963
Melvin DD-6806 July 194317 October 194324 November 194331 May 1946Sold for scrap, 14 August 1975
26 February 195113 January 1954
Hopewell DD-681 Bethlehem Steel Company, San Pedro, California, Terminal Island 29 October 19422 May 194330 September 194315 January 1947Sunk as target, 11 February 1972
28 March 19512 January 1970
Porterfield DD-68212 December 194213 June 194330 October 194315 July 1946Sunk as a target, 18 July 1982
27 April 19517 November 1969
Stockham DD-683 Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California 19 December 194225 June 194311 February 194430 August 1946Sunk as target 17 February 1977
14 November 19512 September 1957
Wedderburn DD-68410 January 19431 August 19439 March 1944April 4, 1946Sold for scrap, 25 January 1972
21 November 19501 October 1969
Picking DD-685 Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island, New York 24 November 19421 June 194321 September 194320 December 1945Sunk as a target, 27 February 1997
26 January 19516 September 1969
Halsey Powell DD-6863 February 194330 June 194325 October 194310 December 1946Transferred to the Republic of Korea, 27 April 1968
27 April 195127 April 1968
Uhlmann DD-6876 March 194330 July 194322 November 194314 June 1946Sold for scrap, 21 March 1974
23 May 195015 July 1972
Remey DD-688 Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine 22 March 194325 July 194330 September 194310 December 1946Sold for scrap, 10 June 1976
14 November 195130 December 1963
Wadleigh DD-6895 April 19437 August 194319 October 194320 June 1946Transferred to Chile, 26 July 1972
3 October 195128 June 1962
Norman Scott DD-69026 April 194328 August 19435 November 194330 April 1946Sold for scrap, 3 December 1973
Mertz DD-69110 May 194311 September 194319 November 194323 April 1946Sold for scrap, 16 December 1971
Callaghan DD-792 Bethlehem Steel Company, San Pedro, California, Terminal Island 21 February 19431 August 194327 November 1943—Sunk, 28 July 1945
Cassin Young DD-79318 March 194312 September 194331 December 194328 May 1946Museum ship at the former Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts
8 September 195129 April 1960
Irwin DD-7942 May 194331 October 194314 February 194431 May 1946Transferred to Brazil, 10 May 1968
26 February 195110 January 1958
Preston DD-79513 June 194312 December 194320 March 194424 April 1946Transferred to Turkey, 15 November 1969
26 January 195115 November 1969
Benham DD-796 Bethlehem Steel Corporation, Staten Island, New York 23 April 194330 August 194320 December 194318 October 1946Loaned to Peru, 15 December 1960
24 March 195130 June 1960
Cushing DD-7973 May 194330 September 194317 January 19443 February 1947Loaned to Brazil, 20 July 1961
17 August 19518 November 1960
Monssen DD-7981 June 194330 October 194314 February 194430 April 1946Sold for scrap, 21 October 1963
31 October 1951September 1957 or 11 December 1957
Jarvis DD-799 Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation, Seattle, Washington 7 June 194314 February 19443 June 194429 June 1946Transferred to Spain, 3 November 1960
8 February 195124 October 1960
Porter DD-8006 July 194313 March 194424 June 19443 July 1946Sold for scrap, 21 March 1974
9 February 195110 August 1953
Colhoun DD-8013 August 194310 April 19448 July 1944—Sunk, 6 April 1945
Gregory DD-80231 August 19438 May 194429 July 194415 January 1947Sunk as a target, 4 March 1971
27 April 19511 February 1964
Little DD-80313 September 194322 May 194419 August 1944—Sunk, 3 May 1945
Rooks DD-80427 October 19436 June 19442 September 194411 June 1946Transferred to Chile, 26 July 1962
19 May 195126 July 1962

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  9. 1 2 3 "Strong I". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command.
  10. ↑ "USS De Haven". NavSource.org.
  11. 1 2 "De Haven I". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "USS Bache". NavSource.org.
  13. ↑ "Watson". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Philip II". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command.
  15. 1 2 "USS Philip (DD-498)". NavSource.org.
  16. 1 2 3 "Spence". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command.
  17. 1 2 3 4 "Thatcher II". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command.
  18. 1 2 3 "USS Brownson". NavSource.org.
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