Allied Warships

USS Craven (DD 382)

Destroyer of the Gridley class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassGridley 
PennantDD 382 
Built byBethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down3 Jun 1935 
Launched25 Feb 1937 
Commissioned2 Sep 1937 
End service18 Apr 1946 
History

Decommissioned 18 April 1946.
Stricken 25 February 1947.
Sold 2 October 1947 and broken up for scrap.

 

Commands listed for USS Craven (DD 382)

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CommanderFromTo
1Lt.Cdr. Watson Osgood Bailey, USN2 Sep 1937

2Lt.Cdr. Mead Saltonstall Pearson, USNJun 1939Feb 1941
3Lt.Cdr. Charles Fenton Mercer Spotswood Quinby, USNFeb 1941

4Lt.Cdr. Francis Thomas Williamson, USN19 Dec 194223 Nov 1943
5Lt.Cdr. Allen Philip Calvert, USN19 Dec 1942

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