U.S.S. Parker (1913)

U.S.S. Parker (1913)
Hull Number:	DD-48
Builder:	William Cramp & Sons
Laid down:	11 Mar, 1912
Launched:	8 Feb, 1913
Commissioned:	30 Dec, 1913
Decommissioned:	6 Jun, 1922
Stricken:	8 Mar, 1935
Sold:	1935
Fate:	Broken up

U.S.S. Parker was one of eight Cassin class destroyers completed for the U.S. Navy.

Captains

• Lieutenant Commander Charles P. Nelson, 30 December, 1913 – 18 March, 1915
• Lieutenant Commander Ward K. Wortman, 18 March, 1915 – 8 April, 1916
• Lieutenant William D. Greetham, 8 April, 1916 – 27 June, 1916
• Lieutenant Halsey Powell, 27 June, 1916 – 6 October, 1917
• Lieutenant Commander Frank R. McCrary, 6 October, 1917 – 8 May, 1918
• Lieutenant Commander Ward K. Wortman, 18 March, 1915
• Lieutenant Commander Wilson Brown, Jr., 8 May, 1918 – 15 January, 1919
• Lieutenant Commander Wallace B. Phillips, 15 January, 1919 – 8 May, 1919
• Lieutenant Commander John H. Wellbrock, 11 May, 1920 – 6 June, 1921
• Lieutenant Harold S. Klein, 6 June, 1921 – 1 January, 1922
• Lieutenant David C. Fox, 1 January, 1922 – 6 June, 1922

See Also

• Wikipedia

Bibliography

• Friedman, Norman (1985). U.S. Destroyers: An Illustrated Design History. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. (on Amazon.com).
• Silverstone, Paul H. (2006). The U.S. Navy Warship Series: The New Navy 1883-1922. New York: Routledge.