Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer Escort |
Class | Rudderow |
Pennant | DE 686 |
Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp. (Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 27 Nov 1943 |
Launched | 23 Dec 1943 |
Commissioned | 4 Feb 1944 |
End service | 31 May 1946 |
History | Decommissioned 31 May 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Eugene E. Elmore (DE 686)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Lt.Cdr. George Lissant Conkey, USN | 4 Feb 1944 | 28 Oct 1944 |
2 | Lt.Cdr. Richard F. Creath, USNR | 28 Oct 1944 |
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Notable events involving Eugene E. Elmore include:
29 May 1944
German U-boat U-549 was sunk in the mid-Atlantic south-west of Madeira in position 31°13'N, 23°03'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Eugene E. Elmore and USS Ahrens.
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