Allied Warships

USS Glennon (i) (DD 620)

Destroyer of the Bristol class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassBristol 
PennantDD 620 
Built byFederal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down25 Mar 1942 
Launched26 Aug 1942 
Commissioned8 Oct 1942 
Lost8 Jun 1944 
Loss position49.32N, 01.12W (See a map)
 
History

Sunk by mine and gunfire from German shore batteries off Quineville, Normandy, France.
25 of her crew ere lost with the ship.
The wreck lies 7 meters of water in position 49º31'44"N, 01º12'14"W.

 

Commands listed for USS Glennon (i) (DD 620)

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CommanderFromTo
Clifford Arthur Johnson, USN10 Jun 1944
1Lt.Cdr. Floyd Charles Camp, USN18 Oct 1942

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Media links


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Whitley, M. J.


Blood on the Sea

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United States Destroyer Operations In World War II.

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