Allied Warships

USS King (DD 242)

Destroyer of the Clemson class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Clemson
Pennant	DD 242
Built by	New York Shipbuilding Corp. (Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A.)
Ordered
Laid down	28 Apr 1919
Launched	14 Nov 1920
Commissioned	16 Dec 1920
End service	23 Oct 1945
History	Decommissioned 10 March 1931 Recommissioned 13 June 1932 Decommissioned 21 September 1938 Recommissioned 26 September 1939 Decommissioned 23 October 1945 Stricken 16 November 1945 Sold 29 September 1946 and broken up for scrap.

Commands listed for USS King (DD 242)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. Elmer Edward Berthold, USN	26 Sep 1939	Feb 1941
2	Lt. Thomas Rhodes Langley, USN	Feb 1941	mid 1942
3	T/Lt.Cdr. Kenneth Mcloud Gentry, USN	mid 1942	11 May 1943
4	Robert Henry Hopkins, USNR	11 May 1943	14 Sep 1943
5	Truman Boyce Hinkle, USNR	14 Sep 1943	26 Feb 1944
6	Charles Ellsworth Pond, USN	26 Feb 1944	23 Oct 1945

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Notable events involving King include:

27 Aug 1944
During 27/28 August 1944, USS Seadragon (Cdr. J.H. Ashley, Jr., USN), conducted trials off San Francisco. These included deep diving trials. She was escorted by USS King (Lt.Cdr. C.E. Pond, USN).

29 Aug 1944
USS Seadragon (Cdr. J.H. Ashley, Jr., USN), conducted trials off San Francisco. These included diving and full power trials. She was escorted by USS King (Lt.Cdr. C.E. Pond, USN).