USS Meredith (ii) (DD 726)

USS Meredith (ii) as completed.

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Allen M. Sumner
Pennant	DD 726
Built by	Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.)
Ordered	7 Aug 1942
Laid down	26 Jul 1943
Launched	21 Dec 1943
Commissioned	14 Mar 1944
Lost	9 Jun 1944
Loss position	49° 27'N, 1° 00'W

History	USS Meredith (Cdr. George Knuepfer, USN) was sunk by a near miss after being bombed by German aircraft on 9 June 1944. The ship was already badly damaged after hitting a mine off Utah Beach during the Normandy invasion the previous day. 35 of the ships crew were lost and 322 of her survivors were rescued by USS Bates and PC 1232/1262 and 26 were wounded.Amongst the survivors was the Commanding officer. The wreck lies in 19 meter of water in position 49º27'13"N, 01º00'19"W. For a detailed account of Meredith's loss see this website (offsite link)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. George Knuepfer, USN	14 Mar 1944	9 Jun 1944

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