Allied Warships

USS Simpson (DD 221)

Destroyer of the Clemson class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Clemson
Pennant	DD 221
Built by	William Cramp and Sons (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.)
Ordered
Laid down	9 Oct 1919
Launched	28 Apr 1920
Commissioned	3 Nov 1920
End service	29 Mar 1946
History	Reclassified as Auxiliary AG-97 on 25 May 1945 Decommissioned 29 March 1946 Stricken 19 June 1946 Sold 21 November 1946 and broken up for scrap.

Commands listed for USS Simpson (DD 221)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. Hubert Winthrop Chanler, USN	12 Jun 1939	9 Aug 1940
2	Lt.Cdr. Daniel Newman Cone, Jr., USN	9 Aug 1940	20 Jun 1941
3	Lt.Cdr. Alexander MacIntyre, USN	20 Jun 1941	19 Sep 1941
4	Lt.Cdr. Francis Douglas McCorkle, USN	19 Sep 1941	7 Dec 1941
5	Lt. Edward Joseph Burke, USN	7 Dec 1941	8 Jan 1943
6	T/Cdr. Robert Schley Fahle, USN	8 Jan 1943	16 Aug 1943
7	Lt.Cdr. Leigh William Sedgwick, USNR	16 Aug 1943	1 Mar 1945
8	Lt. Donald James Donahue, USNR	1 Mar 1945	29 Mar 1946

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Notable events involving Simpson include:

4 Mar 1942
HMS H 43 (Lt. R.B. Lakin, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with USS Mayo (Lt.Cdr. I.T. Duke, USN) and USS Simpson (Lt.Cdr. E.J. Burke, USN). (1)

14 Apr 1942
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with USS Mayo (Lt.Cdr. I.T. Duke, USN), HNoMS Rose, HMS Venomous (Cdr. H.W. Falcon-Steward, RN), HMS Burwell (Lt.Cdr. S.R.J. Woods, RNR), HNoMS Acanthus, USS Simpson (Lt.Cdr. E.J. Burke, USN), HNoMS Potentilla and HNoMS Eglantine. (2)

28 Jul 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with USS Broome (Lt. C.S. Arthur, Jr., USN), USS Simpson (Lt.Cdr. R.S. Fahle, USN), HMS Walker (Lt.Cdr. A.N. Rowell, RN), HMS Walker (Lt.Cdr. A.N. Rowell, RN), HMS Highlander (Cdr. E.C.L. Day, RN) and USS Charles F. Hughes (T/Cdr. B.S. Copping, USN). (3)

29 Jul 1943
HMS P 511 (Lt. C.W. Taylor, RNR) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with USS Broome (Lt. C.S. Arthur, Jr., USN) and USS Simpson (Lt.Cdr. R.S. Fahle, USN). (3)