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{{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=James Bothwell Will|nick=James B. Will|appt=2 February, 1921{{USOfficerReg1922|pp. 34-35}}}} | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=James Bothwell Will|nick=James B. Will|appt=2 February, 1921{{USOfficerReg1922|pp. 34-35}}|end=}} | ||
{{ | {{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=John Strong Abbott|nick=John S. Abbott|appt=after 1 January, 1922{{USOfficerReg1923|p.21}}|end=c. August, 1924{{USOfficerReg1925|p.22}}}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Roscoe Franklin Dillen|nick=Roscoe F. Dillen|appt=24 June, 1924{{USOfficerReg1925|pp. 22-23}}|end=after 1 January, 1925{{USOfficerReg1925|pp. 22-23}}}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Alfred Walton Atkins|nick=Alfred W. Atkins|appt=after 30 June, 1927<ref>''San Francisco Examiner'' 30 June, 1927 p. 28.</ref>|end=1928}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Harry H. Keith|nick=Harry H. Keith|appt=|end=10 December, 1941|note=wounded and relieved}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=John Michael Bermingham|nick=John M. Bermingham|appt=10 December, 1941|end=19 February, 1942|succBy=Vessel Lost|note=killed when ship bombed and sunk at Darwin, vice Keith}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | </div name=fredbot:officeCapt> | ||
Latest revision as of 02:25, 28 March 2022
| U.S.S. Peary (1920) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | DD-226 |
| Builder: | William Cramp & Sons[1] |
| Laid down: | 6 Sep, 1919[2] |
| Launched: | 6 Apr, 1920[3] |
| Commissioned: | 22 Oct, 1920[4] |
| Bombed: | 19 Feb, 1942[5] |
U.S.S. Peary was one of one hundred and fifty-six Clemson Class destroyers completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
Peary was laid down by William Cramp & Sons of Philadelphia on 9 September, 1919. She was launched on 6 April 1920, sponsored by Admiral Peary's daughter, Mrs. Edward Stafford. The new destroyer was commissioned on 22 October, 1920.
Captains
- Lieutenant Commander James B. Will, 2 February, 1921[6]
- Commander John S. Abbott, after 1 January, 1922[7] – c. August, 1924[8]
- Commander Roscoe F. Dillen, 24 June, 1924[9] – after 1 January, 1925[10]
- Commander Alfred W. Atkins, after 30 June, 1927[11] – 1928
- Commander Harry H. Keith, – 10 December, 1941 (wounded and relieved)
- Commander John M. Bermingham, 10 December, 1941 – 19 February, 1942 (killed when ship bombed and sunk at Darwin, vice Keith)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 434.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 434.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 434.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 434.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 434.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 34-35.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1923. p.21.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. p.22.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 22-23.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1925. pp. 22-23.
- ↑ San Francisco Examiner 30 June, 1927 p. 28.
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