Allied Warships

USS Henley (i) (DD 391)

Destroyer of the Bagley class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassBagley 
PennantDD 391 
Built byMare Island Navy Yard (Vallejo, California, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down28 Oct 1935 
Launched12 Jan 1937 
Commissioned14 Aug 1937 
Lost3 Oct 1943 
Loss position07.40S, 148.06E (See a map)
 
History

USS Henley (Cdr Carlton Rolla Adams) was sunk after being torpedoed by the Japanese submarine RO-108 (offsite link) off Cape Cretin, New Guinea in position 07º40'S, 148°06'E.
17 crewmembers lost their lives and the Commanding officer Commander Adams survived though wounded.

 

Commands listed for USS Henley (i) (DD 391)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Henry Young McCown, USN14 Aug 1937May 1938

2Lt.Cdr. Ruthledge Barker Tomkins, USN1940???

3Cdr. Robert Hall Smith, USN1941???

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Media links


Destroyers of World War Two

Whitley, M. J.


Blood on the Sea

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U.S. Destroyers

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United States Destroyer Operations In World War II.

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