| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Wickes |
| Pennant | DD 155 |
| Built by | William Cramp and Sons (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 25 Jun 1918 |
| Launched | 11 Jan 1919 |
| Commissioned | 19 Jun 1919 |
| End service | 1 Nov 1945 |
| History | Decommissioned 10 July 10 1922 |
Commands listed for USS Cole (DD 155)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Paul Fleming Dugan, USN | 16 Oct 1939 | 6 Jun 1940 |
| 2 | Lt. Charles William Moses, USN | 6 Jun 1940 | 1941 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Walter Leo Dyer, USN | 1941 | 30 Jun 1942 |
| 4 | T/Lt.Cdr. George Goldston Palmer, USN | 30 Jun 1942 | 13 Jan 1943 |
| 5 | T/Lt.Cdr. Joseph Francis Witherow, Jr., USN | 13 Jan 1943 | 10 May 1943 |
| 6 | T/Lt.Cdr. Briscoe Chipman, USN | 10 May 1943 | 25 Jan 1944 |
| 7 | Freeman Donald Miller, USNR | 25 Jan 1944 | 21 Oct 1944 |
| 8 | Lt. John Rupert Stewart, USCG | 21 Oct 1944 | 1 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Cole include:
19 Mar 1942
Convoy AS 2.
This convoy departed Charleston, South Carolina, USA on 19 March 1942.
The convoy was made up of the following (troop) transports; Agwileon (American, 6678 GRT, built 1907), Brazil (American, 20614 GRT, built 1929) and Mormactide (American, 7773 GRT, built 1941).
They were escorted by the heavy cruiser HMS Devonshire (Capt. R.D. Oliver, DSC, RN), escort carrier HMS Archer (Cdr. J.I. Robertson, RN) and the destroyers USS Upshur (Lt.Cdr. W.K. Romoser, USN), USS Du Pont (T/Lt.Cdr. F.M. Adamson, USN) and USS Cole (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Dyer, USN).
Around 0800Q/20, the destroyer USS Du Pont was detached to return to Charlestown.
Around 1200Q/22, HMS Devonshire was detached to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands where she arrived later the same day.
The convoy arrived at San Juan, Puerto Rico later the same day.
At 0900Q/23, the Agwileon departed San Juan for St. Thomas where she arrived later the same day to fuel. She was escorted by USS Cole.
Around 0630Q/24, the Brazil, Mormactide and HMS Archer departed San Juan. They were joined off the harbour entrance by USS Upshur who first had conducted an A/S sweep of the harbour prior to the departure of the convoy.
Around 1400Q/24, the Agwileon, HMS Devonshire and USS Cole joined the convoy coming from St. Thomas.
Around 0900P/25, the troopship Monterey (American, 148017 GRT, built 1932) and USS Du Pont joined the convoy. They had departed Charleston around 1900Q/21.
Around 0645P/26, USS Du Pont was detached from the convoy. She was to proceed to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
Around 0400P/27, USS Upshur was detached from the convoy. She was to proceed to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
Around 0600P/28, USS Cole was detached to proceed to Bermuda.
Around 1500N/1, the corvettes FFS Commandant Detroyant and HMS Hydrangea (A/Lt.Cdr. J.E. Woolfenden, RNR) joined.
Around 1400N/2, HMS Devonshire parted company with the convoy to proceed ahead of it to Freetown where she arrived around 0600Z/3.
The convoy arrived around 1430Z/3. (1)
4 Sep 1942
HMS H 43 (Lt. J.C.Y. Roxburgh, DSC, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Lough Foyle with USS Nicholson, USS Ludlow and USS Cole. (2)
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Sources
- ADM 53/115779
- ADM 173/17253
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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