Allied Warships

USS Parrott (DD 218)

Destroyer of the Clemson class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeDestroyer
ClassClemson 
PennantDD 218 
Built byWilliam Cramp and Sons (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down23 Jul 1919 
Launched25 Nov 1919 
Commissioned11 May 1920 
End service16 Jun 1944 
History

Severely damaged in a collision with SS John Morton on 2 May 1944
Decommissioned 16 June 1944
Stricken 18 July 1944
Sold 5 April 1947 and broken up for scrap.

 

Commands listed for USS Parrott (DD 218)

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CommanderFromTo
1Edward Nelson Parker, USNSep 194128 Jan 1942
2Lt.Cdr. John Nelson Hughes, USN28 Jan 194216 Jun 1944

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