| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Bristol |
| Pennant | DD 484 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 11 Feb 1941 |
| Launched | 22 Nov 1941 |
| Commissioned | 21 Mar 1942 |
| End service | 28 Apr 1948 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 21 May 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Buchanan (ii) (DD 484)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| Floyd Bertram Thomas Myhre, USN | Feb 1944 | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Ralph Ensign Wilson, USN | 21 Mar 1942 |
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Noteable events involving Buchanan (ii) include:
22 Jan 1944
The US Oiler USS Cache is torpedoed and damaged by the Japanese submarine RO-37 (offsite link) about 155 nautical miles south-east of San Cristobal, Solomons in position 12º08'S, 164º23'E.
The Cache sent out an SOS that reached the nearby US destroyer USS Buchanan. While racing towards the scene at full speed the Buchanan picks up a radar echo that turned out to be RO-37. The Japanese submarine was eventually sunk by Buchanan after more then two hours about 130 nautical miles east-south-east of San Cristobal in position 11º47'S, 164º17'E. (see map)
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