Allied Warships

USS Perkins (DD 377)

Destroyer of the Mahan class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassMahan 
PennantDD 377 
Built byPuget Sound Navy Yard (Bremerton, Washington, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down15 Aug 1934 
Launched31 Dec 1934 
Commissioned18 Sep 1936 
Lost29 Nov 1943 
Loss position09.39S, 150.04E
History

Sunk in a collision with the Australian troop ship HMAS Duntroon off Cape Vogel, New Guinea in position 09º39'S, 150º04'E, 9 of her crew were lost.

 

Commands listed for USS Perkins (DD 377)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Samuel Power Jenkins, USN18 Sep 1936???

2Lt.Cdr. John Peter Vetter, USN1939???

3Lt.Cdr. Timothy Francis Wellings, USN1940Jun 1941
4Lt.Cdr. Walter Chilcot Ford, USNJun 1941Mar 1943
5Lt.Cdr. Walter E. Reed, USNMar 1943???

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