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USS Sicard (DM 21)

Destroyer of the Clemson class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Clemson
Pennant	DM 21
Mod	Destroyer minelayer
Built by	Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.)
Ordered
Laid down	18 Jun 1919
Launched	20 Apr 1920
Commissioned	9 Jun 1920
End service
History	Reclassified as destroyer minelayer DM-21 on 30 June 1937 Reclassified as AG-100 on 5 June 1945 Decommissioned on 21 November 1945 Stricken on 19 December 1945 Sold to be broken up for scrap on 22 June 1946

Commands listed for USS Sicard (DM 21)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Arthur Marion Townsend, USN	May 1939	15 Mar 1941
2	Lt.Cdr. William Christian Schultz, USN	15 Mar 1941	May 1942
3	T/Lt.Cdr. William Julius Richter, USN	May 1942	24 Aug 1943
4	T/Lt.Cdr. John Vavasour Noel, Jr., USN	24 Aug 1943	12 Mar 1944
5	T/Lt. James Warren Botten, USN	12 Mar 1944	27 Apr 1945
6	Albert Grant Fenley, USNR	27 Apr 1945	21 Nov 1945

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Notable events involving Sicard include:

16 Dec 1944
USS Charr (Cdr. F.D. Boyle, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Connolly (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Collier, USNR) and USS Sicard (Lt. J.W. Botten, USN).

21 Dec 1944
USS Charr (Cdr. F.D. Boyle, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Doherty (Lt. W.J. O'Brien, USNR), USS Cabana (Lt.Cdr. R.L. Bence, USNR), USS Sicard (Lt. J.W. Botten, USN), USS YMS 193, USS YMS 235, USS YMS 374, USS Blower (Cdr. J.H. Campbell, USN), USS Ronquil (Lt.Cdr. H.S. Monroe, USN) and USS Threadfin (Cdr. J.J. Foote, USN).

24 Jul 1945
USS Blackfin (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Kitch, USN) conducted exercises off Midway together with USS Loeser (Lt.Cdr. J. Proctor, USNR), USS Sicard (Lt. A.G. Fenley, USNR), USS PC-778 (Lt. F.J. Whittlessey, USNR), USS ATR-26 (Lt. R. MacLetchie, USNR), USS ATR-63 (Lt. R.W. Coffey, USN), USS Muskalunge (Cdr. W.H. Lawrence, USN) and USS Tilefish (Cdr. W.F. Schlech, Jr., USN).

25 Jul 1945
USS Blackfin (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Kitch, USN) conducted exercises off Midway together with USS Loeser (Lt.Cdr. J. Proctor, USNR), USS Sicard (Lt. A.G. Fenley, USNR), USS PC-778 (Lt. F.J. Whittlessey, USNR), USS ATR-26 (Lt. R. MacLetchie, USNR), USS ATR-63 (Lt. R.W. Coffey, USN).