| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer Escort |
| Class | Buckley |
| Pennant | DE 635 |
| Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp., (San Francisco, California, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
| Laid down | 4 Apr 1943 |
| Launched | 26 Sep 1943 |
| Commissioned | 10 Dec 1943 |
| End service | 15 Oct 1945 |
| History | Destroyer Escort USS England became a champion in the Pacific naval conflict in World War Two. She attacked and destroyed 6 Japanese submarines in only a 12 day period in 1944. A total in such a short period never surpassed anywhere in anti-submarine warfare operations. Original reports about these actions can be found on our partner website uboatarchive.net: USS England sank 6 Japanese submarines between 19 and 31 May 1944 More details about the ship are available on the website http://de635.ussengland.org (offsite link). Decommissioned 15 October 1945. |
Commands listed for USS England (DE 635)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt.Cdr. Walton Barclay Pendleton, USN | 10 Dec 1943 | 30 Aug 1944 |
| 2 | John Alexander Williamson, USNR | 30 Aug 1944 | 15 Sep 1945 |
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Notable events involving England include:
19 May 1944
The Japanese submarine I-16 (offsite link) is sunk about 140nm north-east of Cape Alexander, Solomons, in position 05°10'S, 158°10'E, by Hedgehog depth charges from the US destroyer escort USS England (Lt.Cdr. Walton B. Pendelton, USN).
22 May 1944
The Japanese submarine RO-106 (offsite link) is sunk north of the Admiralty Islands, in position 01°40'N, 150°31'E, by Hedgehog depth charges from the US destroyer escort USS England (Lt.Cdr. Walton B. Pendelton, USN).
23 May 1944
The Japanese submarine RO-104 (offsite link) is sunk north of the Admiralty Islands, in position 01°20'N, 149°20'E, by Hedgehog depth charges from the US destroyer escort USS England (Lt.Cdr. Walton B. Pendelton, USN).
24 May 1944
The Japanese submarine RO-116 (offsite link) is sunk north of the Admiralty Islands, in position 00°53'N, 149°14'E, by Hedgehog depth charges from the US destroyer escort USS England (Lt.Cdr. Walton B. Pendelton, USN).
26 May 1944
The Japanese submarine RO-108 (offsite link) is sunk north of the Admiralty Islands, in position 00°32'S, 149°56'E, by Hedgehog depth charges from the US destroyer escort USS England (Lt.Cdr. Walton B. Pendelton, USN).
31 May 1944
The Japanese submarine RO-105 (offsite link) is sunk north of the Admiralty Islands, in position 00°47'N, 149°56'E, by Hedgehog depth charges from the US destroyer escort USS England (Lt.Cdr. Walton B. Pendelton, USN).
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