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

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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