Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Fletcher |
Pennant | DD 527 |
Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., (San Francisco, California, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
Laid down | 29 Nov 1941 |
Launched | 17 Sep 1942 |
Commissioned | 20 Mar 1943 |
End service | 15 Nov 1960 |
History | Decommissioned 15 April 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Ammen (DD 527)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. John Cheshire Daniel, USN | 12 Mar 1943 | 22 Apr 1943 |
2 | T/Cdr. Henry Williams, Jr., USN | 22 Apr 1943 | 11 May 1944 |
3 | T/Cdr. James Harvey Brown, Jr., USN | 11 May 1944 | 14 Jun 1945 |
4 | George Van Rogers, USN | 14 Jun 1945 | 15 Apr 1946 |
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Notable events involving Ammen include:
1 Nov 1944
On 1 November 1944 a Japanese "Frances" twin-engine bomber crashed into USS Ammen in Leyte Gulf, Philippines in position 10°40'N, 125°20'E, resulting in 24 men wounded and five dead.
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