Allied Warships

USS Baldwin (DD 624)

Destroyer of the Bristol class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassBristol 
PennantDD 624 
Built bySeattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down19 Jul 1941 
Launched14 Jun 1942 
Commissioned30 Apr 1943 
End service20 Jun 1946 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 20 June 1946.
Grounded while under tow on Montauk Point, New York 19 April 1961.
Stricken 1 June 1961.
Scuttled 5 June 1961.

 

Commands listed for USS Baldwin (DD 624)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. George Knuepfer, USN30 Apr 194330 Nov 1943
2Edgar Samuel Powell, Jr., USN30 Nov 1943Oct 1944

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