| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Fletcher |
| Pennant | DD 522 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Staten Island, New York, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 24 Aug 1942 |
| Launched | 6 Mar 1943 |
| Commissioned | 21 Jun 1943 |
| Lost | 4 May 1945 |
| Loss position | 26° 35'N, 127° 10'E |
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| History | Struck by a Japanese kamikaze plane and sunk west of Okinawa in position 26°35'N, 127°10'E. 186 men survived including the wounded Commanding Officer Cdr. Jacob Wilson Waterhouse, USN. 150 men were lost with the ship. |
The American destroyer USS Luce (DD 522) lost on 4 May 1945 in position 26° 35'N, 127° 10'E.Commands listed for USS Luce (DD 522)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Cdr. Donald Cord Varian, USN | 21 Jun 1943 | 22 Nov 1943 |
| 2 | T/Cdr. Hinton Allen Owens, USN | 22 Nov 1943 | 1 Feb 1945 |
| 3 | Cdr. Jacob Wilson Waterhouse, USN | 1 Feb 1945 | 4 May 1945 |
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