Allied Warships

USS Harry F. Bauer (DM 26)

Destroyer of the Allen M. Sumner class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Allen M. Sumner
Pennant	DM 26
Mod	Destroyer Minelayer
Built by	Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.)
Ordered	7 Aug 1942
Laid down	6 Mar 1944
Launched	9 Jul 1944
Commissioned	22 Sep 1944
End service	12 Mar 1956
History	Former DD 738, completed as Destroyer Minelayer DM-26. Decommissioned 12 March 1956. Stricken 15 August 1971. Sold 12 June 1974 and broken up for scrap.

Commands listed for USS Harry F. Bauer (DM 26)

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/Cdr. Russell Champion Williams, USN	22 Sep 1944	21 Dec 1945

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Notable events involving Harry F. Bauer include:

28 Nov 1944
USS Harry F. Bauer departed from Norfolk bound for the Pacific.

12 Dec 1944
USS Harry F. Bauer arrived at San Diego.

27 Jan 1945
USS Harry F. Bauer departed from Pearl Harbor bound for the Iwo Jima area.

8 Mar 1945
USS Harry F. Bauer arrived at Ulithi.

25 Mar 1945
USS Harry F. Bauer arrived in the Okinawa area.

6 Jun 1945
USS Harry F. Bauer is damaged by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft of Okinawa in position 26°14'N, 128°01'E. USS Harry F. Bauer proceeded to Kerama Retto. Full repairs were made at Leyte, Philippines.