Allied Warships

USS Ericsson (DD 440)

Destroyer of the Benson / Gleaves class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassBenson / Gleaves 
PennantDD 440 
Built byFederal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down18 Mar 1940 
Launched23 Nov 1940 
Commissioned13 Mar 1941 
End service15 Mar 1946 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 15 March 1946.
Stricken 1 June 1970.
Sunk as target 17 November 1970.

 

Commands listed for USS Ericsson (DD 440)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Geoffrey Ellingwood Sage, USN13 Mar 1941???

2Lt.Cdr. Bernard Henree Meyer, USN1944???

3Lt.Cdr. Charles A. Baldwin, USN1945???

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Noteable events involving Ericsson include:


15 Jan 1942
The British merchant Dayrose is torpedoed and sunk southwest of Cape Race in position 46º32'N, 53º00'W by the German submarine U-552. 4 survivors are picked up by the US destroyers USS Ericsson and USS Stack.

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