Allied Warships

USS Emmons (DD 457)

Destroyer of the Bristol class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassBristol 
PennantDD 457 
Built byBath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down14 Nov 1940 
Launched23 Aug 1941 
Commissioned5 Dec 1941 
Lost6 Apr 1945 
Loss position26.48N, 128.04E (See a map)
 
History

Converted to High Speed Minesweeper DMS-22 on 15 November 1944.
USS Emmons (Lt Cmdr Eugene Noble Foss 2nd, USNR) was sunk by Japanese kamikazes of the north coast of Okinawa in position 26º48'N, 128º04'E, 60 of her crew died and 194 of the crew survived though 78 had been wounded which included the Commanding officer.The survivors were rescued by the USS PGM 11

 

Commands listed for USS Emmons (DD 457)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Thomas Cameron Ragan, USN5 Dec 1941???

2Eugene Noble Foss 11, USNR???6 Apr 1945

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17 May 1944
The German submarine U-616 was scuttled on 17 May, 1944 in the Mediterranean east of Cartagena, in position 36º46'N, 00º52'E, after fatal damages from depth charges from the US destroyers USS Nields, USS Gleaves, USS Ellyson, USS Macomb, USS Hambleton, USS Rodman, USS Emmons and by depth charges from a British Wellington aircraft (Sqdn. 36/K), after a 3 day-long hunt. (see map)

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