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USS Fechteler (i) (DE 157)
Destroyer Escort of the Buckley class
USS Fechteler on 1 July 1943 while being commissioned
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Buckley |
| Pennant | DE 157 |
| Built by | Norfolk Navy Yard (Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 7 Feb 1943 |
| Launched | 22 Apr 1943 |
| Commissioned | 1 Jul 1943 |
| Lost | 5 May 1944 |
| Loss position | 36.07N, 02.40W (See a map) |
| History | At 03.54 hours on 5 May 1944, U-967 fired a Gnat at the convoy GUS-38 about 120 miles northwest of Oran, Algeria and reported a hit on a medium-sized ship after 11 minutes 58 seconds, but this was probably an end-of-run detonation. The American destroyer escort USS Laning (DE 159) located the U-boat after the unsuccessful attack and started an attack run, but U-967 fired a Gnat at the escort ships at 04.41 hours, hitting the USS Fechteler amidships in position 36º07'N, 02º40'W. The explosion lifted the ship out of the water and broke her in two. The most crew members abandoned ship before both parts sank. 29 crew members died and 26 were injured. USS Laning then picked up the survivors together with other escort ships. Hit by U-boat |
| U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the USS Fechteler (i) |
Commands listed for USS Fechteler (i) (DE 157)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Clayton Rogers Simmers, USN | 1 Jul 1943 | ??? |
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