Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Allen M. Sumner |
Pennant | DD 744 |
Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Staten Island, New York, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
Laid down | 30 Jun 1943 |
Launched | 28 Nov 1943 |
Commissioned | 20 Mar 1944 |
End service | 27 Jan 1971 |
History | Decommissioned 14 February 1947. Named in honor of Lt.Cdr John Stuart Blue, USN, who died as navigator on the cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52) on 13 Nov 1942. |
Commands listed for USS Blue (ii) (DD 744)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Cdr. Lot Ensey, USN | 20 Mar 1944 | 4 May 1945 |
2 | T/Cdr. Louis Allen Bryan, USN | 4 May 1945 | 25 Mar 1946 |
3 | T/Cdr. William Squire Maddox, USN | 25 Mar 1946 | 14 Feb 1947 |
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