Allied Warships

USS Peary (DD 226)

Destroyer of the Clemson class


USS Peary before the war

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassClemson 
PennantDD 226 
Built byWilliam Cramp and Sons (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down9 Sep 1919 
Launched6 Apr 1920 
Commissioned22 Oct 1920 
Lost19 Feb 1942 
Loss position12° 30'S, 130° 50'E
History

USS Peary (Lt.Cdr. John Michael Bermingham, USN) was sunk by Japanese carrier aircraft off Darwin, Australia in position 12º30'S, 130º50'E, 93 of her crew were lost and 49 were rescued by swimming or boat though 12 were rescued by the Southern Maid. The commanding officer was amongst those killed.

 

Commands listed for USS Peary (DD 226)

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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.

CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. William George Lalor, USN8 May 193928 Dec 1939
2Lawrence Elliot Duvall, USN28 Dec 193928 Dec 1940
3Lt.Cdr. Harry H. Keith, USN28 Dec 194010 Dec 1941
4Lt. John Michael Bermingham, USN10 Dec 194119 Feb 1942 (+)

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Notable events involving Peary include:


28 Jan 1942
Around 1700H/28, USS Searaven (Lt.Cdr. T.C. Aylward, USN) departed Darwin for her 2nd war patrol. She was ordered to patrol in the South China Sea. She was escorted out until 1845H/28 by USS Peary (T/Lt.Cdr. J.M. Bermingham, USN). (1)

Media links


Destroyers of World War Two

Whitley, M. J.


Blood on the Sea

Parkin, Robert Sinclair


amazon.com
($ 15.98)


U.S. Destroyers

Friedman, Norman


United States Destroyer Operations In World War II.

Roscoe, Theodore

Sources

  1. Patrol report of USS Searaven for her 2nd war patrol

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