Allied Warships

USS Edison (DD 439)

Destroyer of the Benson / Gleaves class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassBenson / Gleaves 
PennantDD 439 
Built byFederal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down18 Mar 1940 
Launched23 Nov 1940 
Commissioned31 Jan 1941 
End service18 May 1946 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 18 May 1946.
Stricken 1 April 1966.
Sold 29 December 1966 and broken up for scrap.

 

Commands listed for USS Edison (DD 439)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Albert C. Murdaugh, USN31 Jan 19411 Mar 1942
2Cdr. William Ramon Headden, USN1 Mar 194224 Feb 1943
3Lt.Cdr. Hepburn A. Pearce, USN24 Feb 194315 May 1945
4Cdr. William John Caspari, USN15 May 194518 May 1946

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