Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer Escort |
Class | Edsall |
Pennant | DE 134 |
Built by | Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd. (Orange, Texas, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 10 Jan 1942 |
Laid down | 14 Jul 1942 |
Launched | 12 Jan 1943 |
Commissioned | 25 Jun 1943 |
End service | 17 May 1946 |
History | Decommissioned 17 May 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Pope (ii) (DE 134)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Cdr. Frederick Sherman Hall, USN | 25 Jun 1943 | 17 Oct 1943 |
2 | T/Lt.Cdr. Edwin Harvey Headland, USN | 17 Oct 1943 | 5 Oct 1944 |
3 | Rich James Montgomery, USNR | 5 Oct 1944 | 15 Dec 1945 |
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Notable events involving Pope (ii) include:
9 Apr 1944
German U-boat U-515 was sunk at 1510hrs on 9 April 1944 in the mid-Atlantic north of Madeira in position 34°35'N, 19°18'W, by rockets from 4 Avenger and Wildcat aircraft (VC-58) of the US escort carrier USS Guadalcanal and depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Pope, USS Pillsbury, USS Chatelain and USS Flaherty.
4 Jun 1944
German U-boat U-505 was captured at sea west of Africa by ships and Wildcat aircraft of the US Navy task force 22.3, escort carrier USS Guadalcanal and the destroyer escorts USS Pillsbury, USS Chatelain, USS Flaherty, USS Jenks and USS Pope.
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