Allied Warships
USS Gleaves (DD 423)
Destroyer of the Benson / Gleaves class
USS Gleaves during the war
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Benson / Gleaves |
| Pennant | DD 423 |
| Built by | Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 16 May 1938 |
| Launched | 9 Dec 1939 |
| Commissioned | 14 Jun 1940 |
| End service | 8 May 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 8 May 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Gleaves (DD 423)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Edward Harris Pierce, USN | 14 Jun 1940 | ??? | |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. Byron Lawrence Gurnette, USN | 1943 | ??? | |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. William M. Klee, USN | 1944 | ??? | |
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Noteable events involving Gleaves include:
17 May 1944
The German submarine U-616 was scuttled on 17 May, 1944 in the Mediterranean east of Cartagena, in position 36º46'N, 00º52'E, after fatal damages from depth charges from the US destroyers USS Nields, USS Gleaves, USS Ellyson, USS Macomb, USS Hambleton, USS Rodman, USS Emmons and by depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn. 36/K), after a 3 day-long hunt. (see map)
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