Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Fletcher |
Pennant | DD 468 |
Built by | Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 1 Jul 1940 |
Laid down | 28 Aug 1941 |
Launched | 7 Jun 1942 |
Commissioned | 28 Aug 1942 |
End service | 3 Jun 1969 |
History | Decommissioned 31 May 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Taylor (DD 468)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. Benjamin Katz, USN | 28 Aug 1942 | 16 Jan 1944 |
2 | T/Cdr. Nicholas John Frederick Frank, Jr., USN | 16 Jan 1944 | 6 Feb 1945 |
3 | Henry Howard De Laureal, USN | 6 Feb 1945 | 31 May 1946 |
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Notable events involving Taylor include:
12 Jul 1943
The Japanese submarine Ro-107 was sunk by USS Taylor (DD 468) off Kolombangara.
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