| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Fletcher |
| Pennant | DD 593 |
| Built by | Puget Sound Navy Yard (Bremerton, Washington, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 26 Nov 1941 |
| Launched | 10 Jan 1943 |
| Commissioned | 4 May 1944 |
| End service | 9 Jul 1946 |
| History | Decommissioned 9 July 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Killen (DD 593)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Cdr. Howard Grant Corey, USN | 3 May 1944 | 3 Mar 1945 |
| 2 | Cmdr James Lardner Semmes, USN | 3 Mar 1945 | 9 Jul 1946 |
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Notable events involving Killen include:
29 Dec 1944
USS Iowa (Capt. J.L. Holloway, Jr., USN) was undocked and then departed Seeadler Harbour for Pearl Harbour. No.3 propeller had been removed and sucured on the deck of the ship. During the trip to Pearl Harbour Iowa was escorted by the destroyers USS Caldwell (Lt.Cdr. D.R. Robinson, USNR), USS Killen (Cdr. H.G. Corey, USN) and USS Lamson (Cdr. J.V. Noel, Jr., USN).
For the daily positions of USS Iowa during this passage see the map below.
9 Jan 1945
USS Iowa (Capt. J.L. Holloway, Jr., USN) departed Pearl Harbour for San Francisco. She was escorted by the destroyers USS Caldwell (Lt.Cdr. R.S. Harlan, USN) and USS Killen (Cdr. H.G. Corey, USN).
For the daily positions of USS Iowa during this passage see the map below.
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