Allied Warships

USS La Vallette (DD 448)

Destroyer of the Fletcher class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Fletcher
Pennant	DD 448
Built by	Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.)
Ordered	1 Jul 1940
Laid down	27 Nov 1941
Launched	21 Jun 1942
Commissioned	12 Aug 1942
End service	16 Apr 1946
History	Decommissioned 16 April 1946. Stricken 1 February 1974. Sold to Peru 26 July 1974, cannibalized for spare parts. Her hulk was scraped.

Commands listed for USS La Vallette (DD 448)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. Harry Havelock Henderson, USN	12 Aug 1942	19 Jun 1943
2	T/Cdr. Robert Lee Taylor, USN	19 Jun 1943	Mar 1944
3	Lt.Cdr. Wells Thompson, USN	Mar 1944	Aug 1945
4	Lt.Cdr. Edward Isham Gibson, USN	Aug 1945

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Notable events involving La Vallette include:

14 Feb 1945
In a mission of screening minesweepers in Manila Bay, USS La Vallette struck a mine in Mariveles Harbour, with the result of 6 killed and 23 wounded, causing extensive damage to the ship. (1)