| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Sims |
| Pennant | DD 419 |
| Built by | Norfolk Navy Yard (Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 7 Jun 1938 |
| Launched | 1 Jun 1939 |
| Commissioned | 15 Apr 1940 |
| End service | 28 Aug 1946 |
| Loss position | |
| History | Damaged in the atomic bomb test at Bikini Atoll in July 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Wainwright (DD 419)
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| Commander | From | To | ||
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Thomas Lawrence Lewis, USN | 15 Apr 1940 | Mar 1942 | |
| 2 | Cdr. Robert H. Gibbs, USN | 1943 | ??? | |
| 3 | Cdr. Walter William Strohbehn, USN | 1944 | ??? | |
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Noteable events involving Wainwright include:
13 Dec 1943
The German submarine U-593 was sunk on 13 December 1943 after a 32 hour-chase in the western Mediterranean north of Constantine, in position 37º38'N, 05º58'E, by depth charges from the US destroyer USS Wainwright and the British escort destroyer HMS Calpe (Lt.Cdr. Henry Kirkwood, DSC, RN). (see map)