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USS Warrington (i) (DD 383)
Destroyer of the Somers class
USS Warrington shortly before her loss
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Somers |
| Pennant | DD 383 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 10 Oct 1935 |
| Launched | 15 May 1937 |
| Commissioned | 9 Feb 1938 |
| Lost | 13 Sep 1944 |
| Loss position | 27° 00'N, 73° 00'W |
| History | USS Warrington (Cdr. Samuel Frank Quarles, USN) was caught in a violent storm in the Atlantic going to Trinidad. 130 knot winds brought the ship to a standstill while waves pounded her hull to pieces. Sea water flooded the engine room, cutting off all power and damaging the steering mechanism. She took a list to starboard and rolled over, sinking stern first about 175 nautical miles east-south-east of Great Abaco Island, Bahamas Islands in position 27º00'N, 73º00'W. Only 73 survivors were found, including the Commanding officer. 248 men were lost. |
Commands listed for USS Warrington (i) (DD 383)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Leighton Wood, USN | 9 Feb 1938 | 2 Feb 1940 |
| 2 | Frank George Fahrion, USN | 2 Feb 1940 | 22 Apr 1941 (1) |
| 3 | Harold Raymond Fitz, USN | 22 Apr 1941 | late 1941 |
| 4 | Harold Raymond Demarest, USN | late 1941 | 30 Aug 1943 |
| 5 | Robert Alden Dawes, Jr., USN | 30 Aug 1943 | 15 Aug 1944 (1) |
| 6 | T/Cdr. Samuel Frank Quarles, USN | 15 Aug 1944 | 13 Sep 1944 |
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