U.S.S. Abbot (1918)
From The Dreadnought Project
U.S.S. Abbot (1918) | |
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Hull Number: | DD-184 |
Builder: | Newport News[1] |
Laid down: | 5 Apr, 1918[2] |
Launched: | 4 Jul, 1918[3] |
Commissioned: | 19 Jul, 1919[4] |
Decommissioned: | 5 Jul, 1922[5] |
Broken up: | 1948[6] |
Fate: | wrecked in collision as H.M.S. Charlestown |
Service
Abbot was commissioned on 19 July, 1919 with Lieutenant Commander William N. Richardson, Jr. in command.
In September 1940, she was re-commissioned for service in the Royal Navy as H.M.S. Charlestown.
Captains
- Lieutenant Commander William N. Richardson, Jr., 19 July, 1919
- Lieutenant-Commander Thomas Johnston, 23 September, 1940[7] – 3 March, 1942[8] (ship is now H.M.S. Charlestown)
- Lieutenant-Commander Norman R. Murch, 3 March, 1942[9] – 30 January, 1943[10]
- Commander (retired) Charles W. V. T. S. Lepper, 30 January, 1943[11] – 1 February, 1943[12]
- Lieutenant in Command William F. B. Webb, 1 February, 1943[13] – 23 September, 1943[14]
- Lieutenant-Commander Alfred F. C. Gray, 23 September, 1943[15] – early 1945[16]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 433.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 433.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 433.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 433.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 433.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 433.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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