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''Truxtun'' was commissioned at the [[Philadelphia Navy Yard]] on 16 February, 1921 under the command of Lieutenant Commander [[Melville Stuart Brown|Melville S. Brown]]. | |||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
<div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Truxtun''" nat="US">{{ | <div name=fredbot:officeCapt otitle="Captain of U.S.S. ''Truxtun''" nat="US"> | ||
{{ | {{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=Melville Stuart Brown|nick=Melville S. Brown|appt=16 February, 1921|end=15 July, 1921|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=John Forsyth Meigs, Jr.|nick=John F. Meigs, Jr.|appt=15 July, 1921{{USOfficerReg1922|pp. 38-39}}|end=19 April, 1922}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=Romuald Peter Paul Meclewski|nick=Romuald P. P. Meclewski|appt=19 April, 1922|end=20 August, 1922}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=Theodore Hugh Winters|nick=Theodore H. Winters|appt=20 August, 1922|end=19 July, 1924}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=Rush Southgate Fay|nick=Rush S. Fay|appt=19 July, 1924|end=24 September, 1926}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=Howard Harrison Good|nick=Howard H. Good|appt=24 September, 1926|end=10 November, 1929}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CommUS}}|name=Thomas Joseph Keliher, Jr.|nick=Thomas J. Keliher, Jr.|appt=10 November, 1929|end=27 June, 1931}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=Clifton Enyart Denny|nick=Clifton E. Denny|appt=27 June, 1931|end=10 April, 1932}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LieutUS}}|name=William Eugene Makosky|nick=William E. Makosky|appt=10 April, 1932|end=11 May, 1932|note=XO in command}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{LCommUS}}|name=Clifton Enyart Denny|nick=Clifton E. Denny|appt=11 May, 1932|end=1 June, 1934|succBy=Lyman K. Swenson}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:21, 13 March 2017
| U.S.S. Truxtun (1920) | |
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| Hull Number: | DD-229 |
| Builder: | William Cramp & Sons[1] |
| Laid down: | 3 Dec, 1919[2] |
| Launched: | 28 Sep, 1920[3] |
| Commissioned: | 16 Feb, 1921[4] |
| Grounded: | 18 Feb, 1942[5] |
U.S.S. Truxtun was one of one hundred and fifty-six Clemson Class destroyers completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
Truxtun was commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 16 February, 1921 under the command of Lieutenant Commander Melville S. Brown.
Captains
- Lieutenant Commander Melville S. Brown, 16 February, 1921 – 15 July, 1921
- Lieutenant Commander John F. Meigs, Jr., 15 July, 1921[6] – 19 April, 1922
- Lieutenant Commander Romuald P. P. Meclewski, 19 April, 1922 – 20 August, 1922
- Lieutenant Commander Theodore H. Winters, 20 August, 1922 – 19 July, 1924
- Lieutenant Commander Rush S. Fay, 19 July, 1924 – 24 September, 1926
- Lieutenant Commander Howard H. Good, 24 September, 1926 – 10 November, 1929
- Commander Thomas J. Keliher, Jr., 10 November, 1929 – 27 June, 1931
- Lieutenant Commander Clifton E. Denny, 27 June, 1931 – 10 April, 1932
- Lieutenant William E. Makosky, 10 April, 1932 – 11 May, 1932 (XO in command)
- Lieutenant Commander Clifton E. Denny, 11 May, 1932 – 1 June, 1934
See Also
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