Allied Warships

USS Madison (DD 425)

Destroyer of the Benson / Gleaves class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassBenson / Gleaves 
PennantDD 425 
Built byBoston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down19 Dec 1938 
Launched20 Oct 1939 
Commissioned6 Aug 1940 
End service13 Mar 1946 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 13 March 1946.
Stricken 1 June 1969.
Sunk as target off Florida 14 October 1969.

 

Commands listed for USS Madison (DD 425)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Thomas Edward Boyce, USN6 Aug 194025 Jul 1941
2Cdr. William Bronley Ammon, USN25 Jul 194123 Oct 1942
3Cdr. James Walker Hager, USN23 Oct 19428 Jan 1944
4Cdr. Daniel Alfriend Stuart, USN8 Jan 194422 Jan 1945
5Cdr. David Wooster Todd, Jr., USN22 Jan 194513 Mar 1946

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Noteable events involving Madison include:


4 Jun 1942
USS Madison picks up 13 survivors from the Norwegian merchant Berganger that was torpedoed and sunk south-east of Cape Cod by the German submarine U-578.

10 Mar 1944
The German submarine U-450 was sunk in the western Mediterranean south of Ostia, in position 41º11'N, 12º27'E, by depth charges from the British escort destroyers HMS Blankney, HMS Blencathra, HMS Brecon, HMS Exmoor and the US destroyer USS Madison. (see map)

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