Allied Warships

USS Lindsey (DM 32)

Destroyer of the Allen M. Sumner class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Allen M. Sumner
Pennant	DM 32
Mod	Destroyer Minelayer
Built by	Bethlehem Steel Corp. (San Pedro, California, U.S.A.)
Ordered	7 Aug 1942
Laid down	12 Sep 1943
Launched	5 Mar 1944
Commissioned	20 Aug 1944
End service	23 May 1946
History	Former DD 771, completed as Destroyer Minelayer DM-32. Decommissioned 23 May 1946. Reclassified as MMD-32 1 January 1969. Stricken 1 October 1970. Sunk as a target off the coast of Virginia 9 May 1972.

Commands listed for USS Lindsey (DM 32)

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/Cdr. Thomas Edward Chambers, USN	20 Aug 1944	18 Oct 1945

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Notable events involving Lindsey include:

25 Nov 1944
USS Lindsey departed from San Francisco bound for Pearl Harbor.

3 Feb 1945
USS Lindsey arrived at Ulithi.

8 Feb 1945
USS Lindsey departed from Ulithi to participate in the Iwo Jima landings.

23 Feb 1945
USS Lindsey returns to Ulithi.

19 Mar 1945
USS Lindsey departed from Ulithi to participate in the Okinawa campaign.

24 Mar 1945
USS Lindsey arrived in the Okinawa area.

12 Apr 1945
While operating off Okinawa in position 26°28'N, 127°15'E USS Lindsey was struck by two Japanese Kamikaze aircraft (Vals), hitting 30 seconds of each other The second one struck the portside bow, near the number 1 5" turret. The resulting explosion of her powder magazine blew off 60 foot of her bow. The attacks killed 57 and wounded another 57 of her officers and crew which includes the Commanding officer(Cmdr Thomas Edward Chambers, USN). USS Lindsey was towed to Kerama Retto for temporary repairs.

28 Apr 1945
USS Lindsey departed from Kerama Retto bound for Guam under tow.

6 May 1945
USS Lindsey arrived at Guam where a temporary bow was fitted.

8 Jul 1945
USS Lindsey departed from Guam bound for Norfolk on the US east coast.

19 Aug 1945
USS Lindsey arrived at Norfolk for full repairs.