Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer Escort |
Class | Buckley |
Pennant | DE 695 |
Built by | Defoe Boat and Marine Works. (Bay City, Michigan, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 9 Oct 1942 |
Laid down | 27 Mar 1943 |
Launched | 22 Jun 1943 |
Commissioned | 1 Oct 1943 |
Lost | 8 Jun 1944 |
Loss position | 49° 31'N, 1° 10'W |
History | Sunk by mine off Utah Beach, Normandy, France in position 49º31'N, 01º10'W. |
Commands listed for USS Rich (i) (DE 695)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Edward Andrew Michel, Jr., USNR | 1 Oct 1943 | 8 Jun 1944 |
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