| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Allen M. Sumner |
| Pennant | DD 723 |
| Built by | Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 7 Jun 1943 |
| Launched | 27 Oct 1943 |
| Commissioned | 21 Jan 1944 |
| End service | 30 Nov 1970 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Decommissioned 30 May 1947. |
Commands listed for USS Walke (ii) (DD 723)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. John Crawford Zahm, USN | 21 Jan 1944 | 26 Nov 1944 |
| 2 | Cdr. George Fleming Davis, USN | 26 Nov 1944 | 6 Jan 1945 (+) |
| 3 | Lt. John Simeon Burns, USNR | 6 Jan 1945 | 12 Feb 1945 |
| 4 | Cdr. John Frink McGillis, USN | 12 Feb 1945 | 17 Apr 1947 |
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Noteable events involving Walke (ii) include:
12 Feb 1944
USS Walke departs the Boston Navy Yard bound for Washington.
14 Feb 1944
USS Walke arrives at Washington.
18 Feb 1944
USS Walke departs Washington for shakedown at Bermuda.
19 Mar 1944
USS Walke returns to the Boston Navy Yard for post-shakedown availability.
17 Apr 1944
USS Walke departs Key West bound for Norfolk.
19 Apr 1944
USS Walke arrives at Norfolk.
12 May 1944
USS Walke departs Norfolk bound for New York.
13 May 1944
USS Walke arrives at New York.
14 May 1944
USS Walke departs New York bound for the United Kingdom to participate in the Normandy landings.
24 May 1944
USS Walke arrives at Greenock, Scotland.
3 Jul 1944
USS Walke departs the United Kingdom to return to the US east coast.
9 Jul 1944
USS Walke arrives at the Boston Navy Yard.
26 Aug 1944
USS Walke arrives at Norfolk.
30 Aug 1944
USS Walke departs Norfolk bound for the Pacific.
25 Sep 1944
USS Walke arrives at Pearl Harbor.
23 Oct 1944
USS Walke departs Pearl Harbor bound for Ulithi.
5 Nov 1944
USS Walke arrives at Ulithi. She departs the same day with TF 38.
22 Nov 1944
USS Walke returns to Ulithi.
27 Nov 1944
USS Walke departs Ulithi bound for San Pedro Bay, Philippines.
29 Nov 1944
USS Walke arrives at San Pedro Bay, Philippines. She departs the same day to patrol in Leyte Gulf.
4 Dec 1944
USS Walke returns to San Pedro Bay.
6 Dec 1944
USS Walke departs San Pedro Bay to participate in the ladings at Ormoc Bay.
7 Dec 1944
USS Walke takes of the crew and scuttles the heavily damaged US destroyer USS Mahan south-west of Ormoc Bay in position 10º50'N, 124º30'E. (see map)
8 Dec 1944
USS Walke returns to San Pedro Bay.
13 Dec 1944
USS Walke departs San Pedro Bay to participate in operations of Mindoro.
15 Dec 1944
USS Walke arrives off Mindoro.
18 Dec 1944
USS Walke returns to San Pedro Bay.
2 Jan 1945
USS Walke departs San Pedro Bay to participate in the landings at Lingayen Gulf.
6 Jan 1945
USS Walke is damaged by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft north of Lingayen Gulf in position 16º40'N, 120º10'E. (see map)
10 Jan 1945
USS Walke departs the Lingayen Gulf area.
13 Jan 1945
USS Walke arrives at San Pedro Bay.
15 Jan 1945
USS Walke departs San Pedro Bay bound for the Admiralty Islands.
18 Jan 1945
USS Walke arrives at Manus.
21 Jan 1945
USS Walke departs Manus bound for the Mare Island Navy Yard.
6 Feb 1945
USS Walke arrives at the Mare Island Navy Yard.
4 Apr 1945
USS Walke completes her repairs at the Mare Island Navy Yard.
10 May 1945
USS Walke arrives in the Okinawa area.
24 Jul 1945
USS Walke departs the Okinawa area bound for Leyte, Philippines.
28 Jul 1945
USS Walke arrives at Leyte, Philippines.
14 Aug 1945
USS Walke departs Leyte, Philippines to join TF 38 in Japanese waters.
18 Aug 1945
USS Walke joins TG 38.3 in Japanese waters.
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