Allied Warships

USS Fitch (DD 462)

Destroyer of the Bristol class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassBristol 
PennantDD 462 
Built byBoston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down6 Jan 1941 
Launched14 Jun 1941 
Commissioned3 Feb 1942 
End service24 Feb 1956 
Loss position
 
History

Converted to High Speed Minesweeper DMS-25 November 15 1944. Decommissioned 24 February 1956.
Stricken 1 July 1971.
Sunk as target off Florida 15 November 1973.

 

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1Lt.Cdr. Henry Crommelin, USN3 Feb 1942???

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