U.S.S. Truxtun (1920)
From The Dreadnought Project
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] |
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
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 435.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 435.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 435.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 435.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 435.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 38-39.
Bibliography