Allied Warships

USS Grayson (DD 435)

Destroyer of the Benson / Gleaves class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassBenson / Gleaves 
PennantDD 435 
Built byCharleston Navy Yard (Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down17 Jul 1939 
Launched7 Aug 1940 
Commissioned14 Feb 1941 
End service4 Feb 1947 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 4 February 1947.
Stricken 1 June 1972.
Sold 12 June 1974 and broken up for scrap.

 

Commands listed for USS Grayson (DD 435)

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CommanderFromTo
Alvin Duke Chandler, USN14 Nov 1943
1Lt.Cdr. Thomas Murray Stokes, USN14 Feb 194130 May 1942
2Cdr. Frederick Jackson Bell, USN30 May 194222 Apr 1943
3Lt.Cdr. Henry Otto Hansen, USN22 Apr 1943

4Lt.Cdr. William Veazie Pratt, III, USN14 Nov 194325 Jan 1945
5Lt.Cdr. Everett Alan Trickey, USN25 Jan 194529 Jan 1946

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