DESTROYERS COMMISSIONED IN 1945 AND WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM
PLUS MANY OTHERS

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NAME, HULL NUMBER & COMMISSIONING DATE
 PLUS COMMENTS

Sold to Brazil on 7-1-72 and renamed MARANHAO (D-33).
Stricken and scrapped in 1990.

Only FLETCHER Class DD to see continuous service from
first commissioning until strike of 7-1-72. 

Received the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and
 3 battle stars for Korean service.

  Served in the First Barbary War.

Stricken 5-1-68. 

Sold for scrap on 4-2-70 to National Metal and Steel
Co., Terminal Island, CA for $72,780.00.

DD-708 USS HARLAN R. DICKSON - 2/17/45
 
Named after 2-time Navy Cross recipient
Lieutenant Commander Harlan Rockey Dickson, USN (1914-1944)
 
Former Commanding Officer of Bombing Squadron EIGHTEEN (VF-18).

Stricken 7-1-72 and replaced by USS HOLDER (DD-819) as Reserve Training Ship at Boston, MA.

Was then scrapped on 5-18-73.

DD-709 USS HUGH PURVIS - 3/1/45
 
Named after Medal of Honor recipient Private Hugh Purvis, USMC (1846-1872)

During the punitive United States expedition to Korea (1871),
he took part in the assault on an enemy fort on the Han River.
In desperate hand-to-hand fighting, the sailors and Marines stormed
the walls of the citadel.  Pvt Purvis ran immediately to the flagstaff which
bore the Korean colors and loosened the halyard.  He and Cpl Charles Brown
tore down the flag.  For his "inspiring and heroic" act Pvt Purvis received the MOH.

DD-710 USS GEARING - 5/3/45
 
Named for three generations of Naval Service
by the Henry Chalfont Gearing family, serving from 1876 to 1942.
 
FRAM I. Stricken 7-1-73 and replaced by USS CHARLES P. CECIL (DD-835)
as Reserve Trng Ship at New London, CT.

On 11-6-74, sold to Aardvark Int’l Inc. for scrap.

DD-711 USS EUGENE A. GREENE - 6/8/45
Named after Navy Cross recipient Ensign Eugene A. Greene, USN (1921-1942)
 
While attached to Bombing Squadron SIX (VF-6), operating from
 the deck of the carrier USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6), was
shot down on 6-4-42 during the Battle of Midway.
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FRAM I. Ex-DDR. Loaned to Spain on 8-31-72 and renamed CHURRUCA (D-61).
Was purchased by Spain on 5-17-78, decommissioned on 9-15-89.
 
On 12-12-91 she was used for target practice and sunk 100 miles west of the Canary Islands.

DD-712 USS GYATT - 7/2/45
 
Named after Private Edward Earl Gyatt, USMC (1921-1942)
 
First Marine Raider Battalion.
Killed on 8-7-42 at Tulagi, Solomon Islands.

Stricken 10-22-69.

First DDG.

Sunk as target off Virginia on 6-11-70.

DD-713 USS KENNETH D. BAILEY -  7/31/45

Named after Medal of Honor recipient Major Kenneth Dillon Bailey, USMC (1910-1942)

DD-715 USS WILLIAM M. WOOD  - 11/24/45
 
Named after former BuMed (1869-71) Dr. William Maxwell Wood, MD. (1809-1880)
 
Ex-DDR. Stricken 12-1-76.

Sunk as a target in 3-83.

 DD-754 USS FRANK E. EVANS  - 2/3/45
 
Named after Navy Cross recipient Brigadier General Frank Edgar Evans, USMC (1876-1941)
 
Served with distinction in the Marine Brigade of the
 American Expeditionary Force in France.

Cut in half in collision with HMAS MELBOURNE (R-21) off Luzon on 6-3-69,
(bow section sunk), with the loss of 74 shipmates.

  The stern half was sunk by the USS COCHRANE (DDG-21) by torpedo
in gunnery exercises in Subic Bay on 10-10-69.

DD-755 USS JOHN A. BOLE -  3/3/45
 
Named after Navy Cross recipient
Lieutenant Commander John Archibald Bole, Jr., USN (1906-1943)
 
While CO of USS AMBERJACK (SS-219), was presumed lost on 3-22-43.

FRAM II.

Stricken 2-1-74 and sold 5-6-74 to Taiwan for cannibalization and scrapping.

DD-756 USS BEATTY - 3/31/45

Second ship named after Rear Admiral Frank Edmund Beatty, USN (1853-1926)

Assisted in improving naval artillery practice and in developing an electric range finder.

  Replaced by USS ROBERT H. MCCARD (DD-822) on 8-1-72
as a Reserve Trng Ship in Tampa, FL.

Was then stricken and sold to Venezuela on 7-14-72 and renamed CARABOBO (D-41).

Scrapped in 1981.

DD-758 USS STRONG - 3/8/45

Second ship named after Rear Admiral James Hooker Strong, USN (1814-1882)
 
Former Commander-in-Chief, South Atlantic Squadron (1873-75).

  FRAM II. Replaced by USS CONE (DD-866) as Res Trng Ship on 8-31-73 at Charleston, SC.

DD-759 USS LOFBERG - 4/26/45

Named after Commander Gus Brynwolf Lofberg, USN (1903-1942)

Killed in action on 9-4-42 off Guadalcanal as CO of USS LITTLE (DD-79).

  FRAM II.

Stricken on 2-1-74 and then sold to Taiwan on 5-6-74 and cannibalized.

DD-760 USS JOHN W. THOMASON - 10/11/45

Named after Navy Corss recipient Colonel John William Thomason, Jr., USMC (1893-1944)

Was an author, artist, and U.S. Marine who saw action in WWI and WWII.

FRAM II. Stricken 2-1-74.  To Taiwan on 5-6-74 and renamed NAN YANG (DD-917).

Decommissioned on 1-16-00 and being held in reserve.

DD-776 USS JAMES C. OWENS - 2/17/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient Lieutenant James C. Owens, Jr., USNR (1910-1942)

Died 6-4-42 while flying combat missions in the Battle of Midway.

FRAM II.  Replaced by USS HAMNER (DD-718) on 7-2-73 as a Reserve Trng Ship at
 San Francisco, CA.   Stricken and sold on 7-15-73.

Went to Brazil and renamed SERGIPE (D-35).

  Decommissioned 10-17-95.

DD-780 USS STORMES - 1/27/45

Named after Commander Max Clifford Stormes, USN (1903-1942)

While CO of USS PRESTON (DD-379), was killed in action during
 the night of 15 November 1942, when the ship was sunk by
 the Japanese cruiser NAGARA off Guadalcanal.

FRAM II.  Stricken and sold to Iran on 2-16-72 and renamed PALANG (D-9).

Still active but hasn't been operational since 1994.  To be scrapped.

DD-781 USS ROBERT K. HUNTINGTON - 3/3/45

Named after Distinguished Flying Cross recipient
Aviation Radioman Third Class Robert Kingsbury Huntington, USN (1921-1942)

Missing in action at the Battle of Midway on 6-4-42.

Replaced by USS FISKE (DD-842) on 8-31-73 as a Reserve Training Ship at Bayonne, NJ.

Stricken and sold to Venezuela on 10-31-73 and renamed FALCON (D-51).

Stricken and scrapped in 1981.

DD-782 USS ROWAN -  3/31/45

Fourth ship named after Vice Admiral Stephen Clegg Rowan, USN (1808-1890)
 
Fought in the war with Mexico and served with distinction in the Civil War.

Stricken on 1-30-76.

Sold to Taiwan on 6-10-77, (renamed CHAO YANG),
and lost during a typhoon while being towed during transfer of ownership on 8-22-77.

DD-783 USS GURKE - 5/12/45

Named after Medal of Honor recipient Private First Class Henry Gurke, USMC (1922-1943)

Sacrificed his life in order that the BAR (Browning Automatic Rifle) man by
his side could continue to provide effective resistance to the enemy.

Stricken and decommissioned on 1-30-76, sold to Greece 3-17-77 and renamed
TOMPAZIS (D-215).  In the summer of 1995, the TOMPAZIS
was cruising the Med on its 50th anniversary. 

On 1-12-97, she was stricken and scrapped.

DD-784 USS MCKEAN - 6/9/45

Second ship named after Commodore William Wister McKean, USN (1800-1865)

Commander of the Federal Gulf Squadron during the Civil War.

Ex-DDR. Replaced USS MADDOX (DD-731) on 7-1-72 as a Reserve Trng Ship at
 Long Beach, CA.  Then replaced the USS EPPERSON (DD-719) on 10-1-75 at Seattle, WA.

Stricken on 10-1-81 and sold to Turkey on 11-2-82 for cannibalization and parts.

Received 1 battle star for Korean service.

DD-785 USS HENDERSON - 8/4/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient Major Lofton R. Henderson, USMC (1903-1942)

Killed in action in 1942 during the Battle of Midway.

Replaced USS ARNOLD J. ISBELL (DD-869) on 10-1-73
as a Reserve Trng Ship at Long Beach, CA.

Was then sold to Pakistan on 10-1-80 and renamed TUGHRIL (D-167).

Later renamed NAZIM and decommissioned in 2001.

DD-786 USS RICHARD B. ANDERSON - 10/26/45

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Private First Class Richard Beatty Anderson, USMC (1921-1944)

While serving with the 4th Marine Division during action against enemy Japanese forces
on Roi Island, Kawajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands on Feb. 1, 1944, PFC Anderson
entered a shell crater occupied by several other marines.  He was preparing
to throw a grenade at an enemy position when it slipped from his hands
and rolled toward the men at the bottom of the hole.  With
insufficient time to retrieve the armed weapon and throw
it, he fearlessly chose to sacrifice himself and save his
companions by hurling his body upon the grenade
and taking full impact of the explosion.

FRAM I. Decommissioned 12-20-75 and stricken on 1-30-76.
Sold to Taiwan on 6-10-77 and renamed KAI YANG (D-924).

Was decommissioned in November of 1999 after 54 years of service.

DD-805 USS CHEVALIER - 1/9/45

Second ship named after Rhode Island born and Distinguished Service Medal recipient
Lieutenant Commander Godfrey DeCourcelles Chevalier, USN (1889-1922)

On 5 November 1915, he piloted the first plane to be launched by catapult while
underway from the USS NORTH CAROLINA (ARC-12).

On 10-26-22, he made the first landing on the decks of the USS LANGLEY (CV-1).

FRAM II. Ex-DDR. Leased to South Korea on 7-5-72 and renamed CHUNG BUK (DD-915).

Stricken and sold on 6-2-75 and dismantled in December of 2000.

DD-806 USS HIGBEE - 1/27/45

Named after Chief Nurse Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee (NC) USN (1874-1941)

First American warship named in honor of a woman.
Second superintendant of the Nurse Corps (1911-22).

FRAM II.  Ex-DDR.
On 7-1-75, replaced the USS OZBOURN (DD-846) at Portland, OR.

Stricken on 7-15-79 and then sunk as target on 4-24-86 at a depth of 1000 fathoms.

DD-807 USS BENNER - 2/13/45

Named after Silver Star recipient
Second Lieutenant Stanley Graves Benner, USMC (1916-1942)

Killed in action at Guadalcanal on 10-27-42.

FRAM II.  Ex-DDR.  

Stricken 2-1-74 and scrapped on 3-19-75.

DD-808 USS DENNIS J. BUCKLEY - 3/2/45

Named after Silver Star recipient
Fireman First Class Dennis Joseph Buckley, Jr. USN (1920-1943)

He displayed exceptional courage in attempting to board and salvage a blockade runner
which had been intercepted by his ship EBERLE (DD-430) on 3-10-43.  The explosion
 of demolition charges planted by the blockrade runner's crew took his life.

FRAM II.  Ex-DDR. 

Stricken 7-2-73 and sold for scrap on 4-29-74.

DD-829 USS MYLES C. FOX - 3/20/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient
First Lieutenant Myles Crosby Fox, USMC (1918-1942)

1st Marine Raider Battalion.
Killed in action on 8-8-42 at Tulagi.

Ex-DDR. Replaced USS JOHN R. PIERCE (DD-753) on 7-2-73
as a Reserve Trng Ship at New York City.

Stricken on 10-1-79 and then sold to Greece on 8-2-80.

  Was then cannilbalized for spare parts.

DD-830 USS EVERETT F. LARSON - 4/6/45

Named after Silver Star recipient
Private First Class Everett Frederick Larson, USMC (1920-1942)

Killed in action on 10-8-42 at Guadalcanal.

FRAM II. Ex-DDR. To South Korea 10-30-72 and renamed JEONG BUK (DD-916).

Decommissioned in 12-99 and now a museum in Kangwando, Korea.

DD-831 USS GOODRICH - 4/24/45

Named after Rear Admiral Caspar Frederick Goodrich, USN (1847-1925)

President of Naval War College in 1889 and 1897-98.

FRAM II. Ex-DDR. Stricken 2-1-74.
Transferred to Venezuela as sale for cannibalization and scrapping.

Transfer was cancelled and she was disposed of by scrapping on 9-12-77.

DD-832 USS HANSON - 5/11/45

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
First Lieutenant Robert Murray Hanson, USMCR (1920-1944)

This marine pilot was credited with splashing 26 Japanese planes,
20 of them in 6 consecutive flying days.

FRAM I.  Stricken 3-31-73, sold to Taiwan 4-18-73 and renamed LIAO YANG (DDG-921).

  Decommissioned  6-1-04 at Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

DD-833 USS HERBERT J. THOMAS - 5/29/45

Named after Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant Herbert Joseph Thomas, USMCR (1918-1943)

When discovering a gun emplacement difficult to approach, he carefully placed his men
around him in strategic positions from which they were to charge after he had
thrown a grenade into the emplacement.  When the grenade struck vines
and fell back into the midst of the group, he deliberately flung himself
upon the grenade to smother the explosion, valiantly
sacrificing his life for his comrrades.

Ex-DDR. FRAM I. Stricken 2-1-74, sold to Taiwan 5-6-74 and renamed HAN YANG (DD-978).

As of 10-17-97, ship was still in commission and had recently been
overhauled where the latest weapons were installed. 

Decommissioned 8-16-99 and to be sunk as an artificial reef.

DD-834 USS TURNER - 6/12/45

Third ship named after Captain Daniel Turner, USN (1794-1850)

Commanded several ships during the War of 1812.

Ex-DDR.

Sold for scrap on 10/16/69 to Southern Scrap Material Ltd., New Orleans, LA.

DD-835 USS CHARLES P. CECIL - 6/29/45

Named after 2-time Navy Cross recipient
Rear Admiral Charles Purcell Cecil, USN (1893-1944)

As CO of USS HELENA (CL-50), ship was sunk off Solomon Islands in July 1943.
He was killed in an airplane crash in the Pacific area on 31 July 1944.

Ex-DDR.

Replaced USS GEARING (DD-710) on 7-2-73 as a Reserve Trng Ship at
New London, CT.  Stricken 10-1-79 then sold to Greece on 8-2-80 and renamed APOSOLIS (D-216). 

Decommissioned in 1993 and laid up in Suda Bay
until March 2003 when she was sold and scrapped.

DD-836 USS GEORGE K. MACKENZIE - 7/13/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient
Lieutenant Commander George K. MacKenzie, Jr., USN(SS) (1910-1943)

As CO of USS TRITON (SS-201), was killed in action on 3-15-43 when three
Japanese destoyers sank his ship just north of the Admiralty Islands.

Stricken 10-1-76 and sunk as target on 10-17-76 off coast
of California at a depth of 2000 fathoms.

DD-838 USS ERNEST G. SMALL - 8/21/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient Rear Admiral Ernest Gregor Small, USN (1888-1944)

For extraordinary heroism when commanding the USS SALT LAKE CITY (CA-25)
against Japanese surface units off Savo Island on 11-12 October 1942.

Ex-DDR. Mined off Hungnam 10-7-51.

Repaired with the bow from the USS SEYMOUR D. OWENS (DD-767).

Sold to Taiwan on 4-13-71 and was renamed FU YANG (D-962).

Sunk as target on 10-8-03.

DD-839 USS POWER - 9/13/45

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
First Lieutenant John Vincent Power, USMC (1918-1944)

During the battle of Namur Island,  he was killed in action when he
charged a Japanese pillbox despite a severe stomach wound.

Replaced USS MASSEY (DD-778) on 8-31-73 as a Reserve Trng Ship at Fort Schuyler, NY.

Sold toTaiwan on 10-1-77 and renamed SHEN YANG (D-923).

Scheduled for decommissioning on 11-26-05 in Keelung Harbor.

Possibly becoming a museum ship.

DD-840 USS GLENNON -10/4/45

Second ship named after Navy Cross recipient
Admiral James Henry Glennon, USN (1857-1940)

Saw action in the Spanish-American War, the Philippine Insurrection and World War I. 
Was also a former Commandant of the 3rd and 13th Naval Districts.

Stricken 6-2-75.

 Sunk as a target on 2-26-81 off coast of Puerto Rico at a depth of 3000 fathoms.

DD-841 USS NOA - 11/2/45

Second ship named after Lieutenant David Bernard Loveman Noa, USN (1878-1901)

Killed in 1901 while attached to the USS MARIVELES.

FRAM I. Loaned to Spain on 10-31-73 and renamed BLAS DE LEZO (D-65).

Stricken and sold on 6-2-75. 

Scrapped in 1991.

DD-842 USS FISKE - 11/28/45

Named after Rear Admiral Bradley Allen Fiske, USN (1854-1942)

He advanced the Navy with electrical and ordnance inventions of great significance.

Ex-DDR. Replaced USS ROBERT K. HUNTINGTON (DD-781) on 8-31-73
as a Reserve Training Ship at Bayonne, NJ. 

Sold to Turkey on 6-5-80 and renamed PIYALE PASA (D-350).

Scrapped in 1999.

DD-843 USS WARRINGTON - 12/20/45

Third ship named after Captain Lewis Warrington, USN (1782-1851)

Commanded the U.S. sloop PEACOCK during the
capture of the British sloop-of-war EPERVIER on April 29, 1814.

FRAM I. Irreparably damaged by two mines on 7-17-72 while on patrol off
 the coast of North Vietnam and was beyond economical repair.  Stricken 10-1-72.

DD-850 USS JOSEPH P. KENNEDY, JR. - 12/15/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient Lieutenant Joseph Patrick Kennedy, Jr., USN (1915-1944)

Killed 8-12-44 when his B-24 Liberator exploded in mid-air.

Stricken 7-1-73.  FRAM I. 

Museum Ship at Fall River, MA.

DD-857 USS BRISTOL - 3/17/45

Second ship named after Rear Admiral Mark Lambert Bristol, USN (1868-1932)

Former Commander-in-Chief, U.S. North Atlantic Fleet from 1901 to 1903.

Sold to Taiwan on 12-9-69 and was then renamed HUA YANG (D-903).

Scrapped in 1993.

DD-858 USS FRED T. BERRY - 5/12/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient Commander Fred Thomas Berry, USN (1887-1933)

Killed at sea in the crash of the U.S. Airship AKRON (ZRS-4), on 4-4-33.

Ex-DDE. Stricken 9-15-70.

Disposed of as target off Key West, FL on 5-14-72.

DD-859 USS NORRIS - 6/9/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient Major Benjamin White Norris, USMC (1907-1942)

Missing in action on 6-4-42 while leading a formation of 11 planes
from Marine Scout Bombing Squadron 241 during the Battle of Midway.

FRAM II. Ex-DDE. Was originally transferred to Turkey for cannibalization and scrapping.

When Turkish Air Force accidentally sank the KOCATEPE (D-354), with the loss of  80 sailors,
[ex-USS HARWOOD (DD-861)], during invasion of Cyprus in July 1974,
permission was obtained to activate the NORRIS as replacement.

She was commissioned into the Turkish Navy on 7-24-75 as KOCATEPE (DD-354). 

Scrapped in 1993.

DD-860 USS MCCAFFERY -7/26/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient
Lieutenant Colonel Joseph P. McCaffery, USMC (1906-1943)

KIA on 11-1-43 while leading the famed Marine Raiders in the landing on
Bouganville, Solomon Islands.  His battle cry was, "Drive them into the sea."

FRAM II.  Ex-DDE.

Stricken on 9-30-73 and was then sold on 6-11-74 for scrap.

DD-861 USS HARWOOD - 9/28/45

Named after 3-time Navy Cross recipient
Commander Bruce Lawrence Harwood, USN (1910-1944)

Lost his life on the USS PRINCETON (CVL-23) after she was mortally
 wounded by a 500-pound bomb during the second battle of Philippine Sea on 10-24-44.

FRAM II. Ex-DDE.  Loaned on 12-17-71, stricken 2-1-73, and then sold to Turkey
on 2-15-73,  and renamed KOCATEPE  (D-354). 

Accidentally sunk by Turkish Air Force on 7-22-74 during
the Turkish invasion of Cyprus with the loss of 80 sailors.

DD-862 USS VOGELGESANG - 4/28/45

Named after Rear Admiral Carl Theodore Vogelgesang, USN (1870-1927)

Was instrumental in the reconstruction of the Brazilian Navy.

Assigned 3-1-74 to Newport, RI as a Reserve Trng Ship.

Sold to Mexico on 2-24-82 and renamed QUETZALCOATL (E-10).

Decommissioned in late 2002. 

As of 07-06, she is scheduled to be sunk as an articial reef.

DD-863 USS STEINAKER - 5/26/45

Ex-DDR. Replaced USS ALLEN M. SUMNER (DD-692) as a Res. Trng Ship on 7-2-73 at Baltimore, MD.
 
Was then sold to Mexico on 2-24-82 and renamed NETZAHUAL COYOTL (E-11).

Still active as of 6-21-05.

DD-864 USS HAROLD J. ELLISON -  6/23/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient Ensign Harold J. Ellison, USNR (1917-1942)

Shot down on 6-4-42 at the Battle of Midway while with Torpedo Squadron EIGHT.

FRAM I.  Replaced the USS WILLARD KEITH (DD-775) on 7-1-72 as a
 Reserve Training Ship at Norfolk, VA and on 11-30-74, replaced the
   USS ROBERT L. WILSON (DD-847) at Philadelphia, PA.

Sold to Pakistan on 10-1-83 and renamed SHAN JAYAN (D-164).

Expended as a missile target in 1996.

DD-865 USS CHARLES R. WARE - 7/21/45

Second ship named after Navy Cross recipient
Lieutenant Charles Rollins Ware, USN (1911-1942)

Reported missing in action during the Battle of Midway on 6-4-42 while
serving with Scouting Squadron SIX aboard USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6).

FRAM I. Replaced by USS ROBERT A. OWENS (DD-827) on 11-30-74
as a Reserve Trng Ship at Galveston, TX.

Stricken on 11-30-74. 

Sunk as target in Caribbean on 11-15-81 at a depth of 3000 fathoms.

DD-866 USS CONE - 8/18/45

Named after Rear Admiral Hutch Ingham Cone, USN (1871-1941)

Served as Asst. Engineer aboard USS BALTIMORE in the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898.

FRAM I. Replaced USS STRONG (DD-758) on 8-31-73
as a Reserve Trng Ship at Charleston, SC.

Stricken and sold to Pakistan on 10-1-82 and renamed ALAMGIR (D-160).

Decommissioned 12-4-98 and scrapped.

DD-867 USS STRIBLING -  9/29/45

Second ship named after Commander Cornelius Kineholoe Stribling, USN (1796-1880)

Served as third Superintendant of U.S. Naval Academy from 1850 to 1853.

Stricken 7-1-76 and sunk as a target off Puerto Rico on 7-27-80 at a depth of 3700 fathoms.

DD-868 USS BROWNSON - 11/17/45

Second ship named after Rear Admiral Willard Herbert Brownson, USN (1845-1935)

Served 42 years of continuous active duty.
Former Superintendant of U.S. Naval Academy (1902-05).

FRAM I. 

Stricken 9-30-76 and sold 6-10-77 for scrap.

DD-873 USS HAWKINS - 2/10/45

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
First Lieutenant William Deane "Hawk" Hawkins, USMC (1914-1943)

FRAM I.  Ex-DDR.

Stricken 10-1-79 and then sold to Taiwan on 3-17-83. 
Was renamed SHAO YANG (D-930). 

Completed a 2 year refit and modernization in 1998.

DD-874 USS DUNCAN - 2/25/45

Third ship named after Lieutenant Silas Duncan, USN (1788-1834)

Hero of the War of 1812 at the Battle of Lake Champlain.
Married the granddaughter of American patriot Patrick Henry.

FRAM II. Ex-DDR. Stricken 9-1-73.

Replaced ex-INGERSOLL (DD-652) as target ship at
Pacific Missile Range, Point, Mugu, CA. and sunk 7-31-80 at a depth of 2160 fathoms.

DD-875 USS HENRY W. TUCKER - 3/12/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient PM3 Henry Warren Tucker, USN (1919-1942)

Lost his life on 5-7-42 during the Battle of Coral Sea while
 serving aboard the USS NEOSHO (AO-23).

FRAM I. Ex-DDR.  Stricken and sold to Brazil on 12-3-73 along with
USS BRINKLEY BASS (DD-887). Renamed MARCILIO DIAS (D-25).

Served until 1992 when she was sunk by torpedos.

DD-876 USS ROGERS - 5/26/45

Named after the 3 Rogers brothers

Jack E. Rogers, Jr.
Charles E. Rogers
Edwin K. Rogers

All were killed action aboard the USS NEW ORLEANS (CA-22) during the
Battle of Tassafaronga in the Solomon Islands on 11-30-42.

FRAM I. Ex-DDR. Replaced USS WALLACE L. LIND (DD- 703)
as a Reserve Trng Ship at Portland, OR.

Sold to South Korea on 8-11-81 and renamed JEONG JU (925).

Decommissioned on 12-31-99 and was turned into a museum ship.

DD-877 USS PERKINS - 4/4/45

Third ship named after Commodore George Hamilton Perkins, USN (1835-1899)

Commanded the CHICKSAW in the battle of Mobile Bay (March 1865), and
 was instrumental in the disabling of the Confederate ship TENNESSEE.

FRAM II. Ex-DDR. Replaced by USS CARPENTER(DD-825)
on 1-15-73 as a Reserve Trng Ship at San Francisco, CA.
 Stricken and sold to Argentina 1-15-73 and renamed COMODORE PY (D-27).

Scrapped in 1984.

DD-878 USS VESOLE - 4/23/45

DD-879 USS LEARY - 5/7/45

Second ship named after Navy Cross recipient
Lieutenant Clarence Frederick Leary, USN (1894-1918)

While serving as XO in CARLTON HALL, died from burns and smoke inhalation
 when he entered the ship's burning hold on 7-20-18, in an attempt to save both ship and crew.

Ex-DDR. To Spain on 10-31-73 and renamed LANGARA (D-64).

Scrapped in 1992.

DD-880 USS DYESS - 5/21/45

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Lieutenant Colonel Aquilla James"Jimmy" "Big Red" Dyess, USMCR (1909-1944)

During the assault on Namur Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, 1 and 2 February 1944,
Col. Dyess launched a powerful final attack  on the second day of the assault, unhesitatingly
posting himself between the opposing line to point out objectives and avenues of approach
and personally leading the advancing troops.  Alert and determined to quicken the pace
of the offensive against increased enemy fire, he was constantly at the head of
advance units, inspiring his men to push forward until the Japanese had
driven back to a small center of resistance and victory assured.
While standing on the parapet of an antitank trench
directing a group of infantry in a flanking attack
against the last enemy position, LtCol Dyess
was killed by a burst of enemy
machine gun fire.

FRAM I.  Ex-DDR. Replaced USS ZELLARS (DD-777)
on 2-16-71 as a Reserve Training Ship at Brooklyn, NY. 

Stricken 10-1-79 and later sold to Greece for spare parts on 7-8-81.

DD-881 USS BORDELON - 6/5/45

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Staff Sergeant William James Bordelon, USMC (1920-1943)

During the Battle of Tarawa, in the Gilbert Islands,
he was killed in action while he lead the assault
on the enemy and rescued fellow Marines.

FRAM I. Ex-DDR. Stricken 2-1-77 and sold to Iran for spare parts in 1977.

She was later sunk as a target.

DD-882 USS FURSE - 7/10/45

Named after Lieutenant John Houseal Furse, USN (1880-1907)

A hero of the Spanish and Cuban campaigns who
died in 1907 while serving aboard the USS ILLINOIS (BB-7).

FRAM I. Ex-DDR. To Spain on 8-31-72 and renamed GRAVINA (D-62).

Scrapped in 1991.

DD-883 USS NEWMAN K. PERRY - 7/26/45

Named after Ensign Newman Kershaw Perry, USN (1880-1905)

While serving aboard USS BENNINGTON, was one of 62 killed
in a boiler explosion on 7-21-05.

  FRAM I. Ex-DDR. Replaced USS PURDY (DD-734) on 7-3-73
as a Reserve Trng Ship at Fall River, MA.

Stricken and sold to South Korea on 7-27-81 and renamed KYONG KAI (923).

Decommissioned in 1997 and scrapped in 1999.

DD-884 USS FLOYD B. PARKS - 8/31/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient Major Floyd Bruce "Red" Parks, USMC (1911-1942)

Killed in action on 6-4-42 while commanding
Marine Fighter Squadron 221 in the Battle of Midway.

FRAM I. In collision with cruiser USS COLUMBUS (CA-74) off Luzon on 3-11-56.
Repaired with the bow from the USS LANSDALE (DD-766).

Stricken 7-2-73 and sold  for scrap on 4-29-84 for $214,699.00.

DD-885 USS JOHN R. CRAIG - 8/20/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient Lieutenant Commander John Rich Craig, USN (1906-1943)

As CO of USS GRAMPUS (SS-207), sunk 2 transports,
one cargo ship, and damaged three destroyers.

FRAM I. Replaced USS BAUER (DE-1025) on 8-26-73
as Reserve Training Ship at San Diego, CA.

Stricken 7-27-79 and sunk as target off California coast on 6-6-80 at a depth of 1500 fathoms.

DD-886 USS ORLECK - 9/15/45 \

Named after Lieutenant Joseph Orleck, USN (1906-1943)

As CO of USS NAUSET (AT-89), his ship was sunk by enemy aircraft on 9-9-43.

Replaced USS BRINKLEY BASS (DD-887) on 10-1-73 as a Res Trng Ship at Tacoma, WA.

Decommissioned on 10-1-82, transferred to Turkey and renamed YUCETEPE (D-345).
Decommissioned in Turkey on 4-1-98 thus ending a 53-year career.

Plans are underway to turn her into a museum ship in Orange, TX.  She returned home on 8-12-00.

DD-887 USS BRINKLEY BASS - 10/1/45

Named after two-time Navy Cross recipient
Lieutenant Commander Harry Brinkley "Brink" Bass, USN (1916-1944)

KIA when his plane was shot down by anti-aircraft fire over Vanosc,
during the invasion of Southern France on 8-20-44.

FRAM I.  Replaced by USS ORLECK (DD-886) on 10-1-73
as a Reserve Training Ship at Tacamo, WA.
Stricken and sold to Brazil on 12-3-73 along with USS HENRY W. TUCKER (DD-875).

Renamed MARIZ e BARROS (D-26). Decommissioned from Brazilian Navy on 9-1-97.

  Was sunk as target on 12-19-00, thus ending over 56 years of combined
service to U.S. for 29 years, and 27 years with Brazilian Navy.

DD-888 USS STICKELL - 10/31/45

Named after Navy Cross recipient Lieutenant John Harlan Stickell, USNR (1914-1943)

Died while on a bombing mission on Jabor at Jaiut Atoll in the Marshall Islands.

FRAM I. Ex-DDR. Stricken and then sold to Greece on 7-1-72
and renamed KANARIS (D-212).

Scrapped in 1994.

DD-889 USS O'HARE - 11/29/45

Named after Medal of Honor recipient
Lieutenant Commander Edward Henry "Butch" O'Hare, USN (1914-1943)

FRAM I. Ex-DDR. Loaned to Spain on 10-31-73 and renamed MENDEZ NUNEZ (D-63).

Sold in 1975 and scrapped in 1992.

DD-890 USS MEREDITH - 12/31/45

Fourth ship named after Sergeant Jonathan Meredith, USMC (1772-1805)

 Attained his fame while serving on the frigate SIREN in
Commodore Preble's squadron during the war with Tripoli.

FRAM 1. Replaced USS WALDRON (DD-699) on 8-31-73
as a Reserve Training Ship at Mayport, FL.

Sold to Turkey on 6-29-79 and renamed SAVASTEPE (D-348).

Removed from service in late 1994, and broken up for scrap in 3-95.

HERE ARE EVEN MORE TIN CANS

BENSON-LIVERMORE CLASS DESTROYERS

USS LUCE (DD-522)

Named after Rear Admiral Stephen Bleecker Luce, USN (1827-1917)

He was founder and first president of the Naval War College between 1884 and 1886.

  Was sunk on 5-4-45 by Kamikazi planes while on
patrol off Okinawa with the loss of 126 men.

USS HAZELWOOD (DD-531)

Named after Commodore John Hazelwood, USN (1726-1800)

Commanded all units of the Pennsylvania and Continental
navies during the War of Independence.

Stricken 12-1-74. 

Served as test ship for ill-fated DASH system and then scrapped on 3-13-76.

USS MILLER (DD-535)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient Quartermaster James Miller, USN (1835-????)

He distinguished himself by continuing to take soundings while under fire during an engagement
with Confederate artillery on the Stono River, South Carolina, on December 25, 1863.

Stricken 12-1-74 and was later scrapped on 7-31-75.

USS THE SULLIVANS (DD-537)

Stricken 12-1-74. 

Now a Museum Ship in Buffalo, NY.

USS HALE (DD-642)

Second ship named after Senator Eugene Hale (R-ME) (1836-1918)

First destroyer to bombard the home islands of the Japanese Empire.

To Columbia on 1-23-61 and renamed ANTIOQUIA (DD-01)
before being scrapped on 12-20-73.

Received six battle stars for service in WWII.

USS INGERSOLL (DD-652)

Named after Navy Cross recipient
Admiral Royal Eason Ingersoll, USN (1883-1976)

Was Commander-in-Chief of U.S. Atlantic Fleet during World War II.

Stricken 1-20-70 and sunk as a target on 5-19-74 at the Pacific Missile Range, Point Mugu.

USS DASHIELL (DD-659)

Named after Assistant Naval Constructor Robert Brooke Dashiell (1860-1899)

An inventor of important ordnance mechanisms and an authority on dock construction.

Stricken 12-1-74.

Scrapped on 9-21-75.

USS KIDD (DD-661)

Named after Medal of Honor recipient Rear Admiral Isaac Campbell Kidd, USN (1884-1941

Killed in action on board the USS ARIZONA (BB-39)
during the Pearl Harbor raid.

Stricken 12-1-74. 

Now a Museum Ship in Baton Rouge, LA.

USS CLARENCE K. BRONSON (DD-668)

Named after Lieutenant (jg) Clarence King Bronson, USN (1888-1916)

Killed at the Naval Proving Ground, Indianhead, Md., 11-8-16,
while testing experimental aerial bombs.

Loaned to Turkey on 1-14-67 and renamed ISTANBUL (D-340)

Stricken on 2-1-73 and sold on 2-15-73.

Scrapped in 1987.

USS COTTEN (DD-669)

Named after Captain Lyman Atkinson Cotten, USN (1874-1926)

A diplomat and naval officer who served in the Spanish-American War and WWI.

Decommissioned 5-2-60 and stricken 12-1-74. 

Sold for scrap on 7-31-75.

Received nine battle stars for WW II and one for Korean service.

USS MCGOWAN (DD-678)

Decommissioned on 4-30-46 and recommissioned on 7-6-51.

USS REMEY (DD-688)

Named after Rear Admiral George Collier Remey, USN (1841-1928)

Served in the Civil War and the Spanish-American War.

Decommissioned on 12-10-46 but later recommissioned on 11-14-51.

On 12-30-63 she was decommissioned and struck on 12-1-74.

Was then sold on 6-10-76 and scrapped.

Earned 10 battle stars during WWII.

USS WADLEIGH (DD-689)

Named after Rear Admiral George Henry Wadleigh, USN (1842-1927)

Served during the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War.

Decommissioned in January 1947 but was later recommissioned on 10-3-1951.<