Allied Warships

USS Edwards (ii) (DD 619)

Destroyer of the Bristol class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassBristol 
PennantDD 619 
Built byFederal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down26 Feb 1942 
Launched19 Jun 1942 
Commissioned18 Sep 1942 
End service11 Apr 1946 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 11 April 1946.
Stricken 1 July 1971.
Sold 25 May 1973 and broken up for scrap.

 

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CommanderFromTo
Simon Everett Ramey, USN
1Lt.Cdr. William Leroy Messmer, USN18 Sep 1942Apr 1943
2Paul Gordon Osler, USNApr 1943Nov 1943

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