Allied Warships
USS Allen (DD 66)
Destroyer of the Sampson class
USS Allen (DD-66). US Navy photo # NH 57793.
| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Sampson |
| Pennant | DD 66 |
| Built by | Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 10 May 1915 |
| Launched | 5 Dec 1916 |
| Commissioned | 24 Jan 1917 |
| End service | 15 Oct 1945 |
| History | Allen was decommissioned at New York June 22 1922
and berthed with the reserve fleet until reactivated
June 23 1925 |
Commands listed for USS Allen (DD 66)
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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. Frederick Paul Williams, USN | 23 Aug 1940 | 21 Nov 1941 |
| 2 | Lt. Daniel Byrd Miller, USN | 21 Nov 1941 | 28 Sep 1942 |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Parke Howle Brady, USN | 28 Sep 1942 | 28 May 1943 |
| 4 | T/Lt.Cdr. Homer Howard Nielsen, USN | 28 May 1943 | 31 Mar 1944 |
| 5 | William James Riley, Jr., USNR | 31 Mar 1944 | 19 Aug 1944 |
| 6 | Lt. James Arthur Rowe, USNR | 19 Aug 1944 | 9 Jul 1945 |
| 7 | Joseph C Tyler, Jr., USN | 9 Jul 1945 | 15 Oct 1945 |
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Notable events involving Allen include:
29 May 1943
USS Spearfish (T/Cdr. G.A. Sharp, USN) and USS Searaven (T/Cdr. H. Cassedy, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Allen (T/Lt.Cdr. H.H. Nielsen, USN). (1)
30 May 1943
USS Spearfish (T/Cdr. G.A. Sharp, USN) and USS Searaven (T/Cdr. H. Cassedy, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Allen (T/Lt.Cdr. H.H. Nielsen, USN). (1)
31 May 1943
During 31 May and 1 June 1943 USS Searaven (T/Cdr. H. Cassedy, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Allen (T/Lt.Cdr. H.H. Nielsen, USN). (2)
29 Jul 1943
USS Seahorse (T/Cdr. D. McGregor, USN) departed Pearl Harbour for exercises with USS Allen (T/Lt.Cdr. H.H. Nielsen, USN) and USS Chickasaw (T/Lt. J.F. King, USN).
They remained out for night exercises.
In the morning of 30 July, USS Wahoo (T/Cdr. D.W. Morton, USN) joined the exercises.
On completion of the exercises in the afternoon of 30 July.
3 Sep 1943
USS Cabrilla (Cdr. D.T. Hammond, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Allen (Lt.Cdr. H.H. Nielsen, USN), and USS Narwhal (Cdr. F.D. Latta, USN).
15 Sep 1943
USS Grayback (T/Cdr. J.A. Moore, USN), USS Tinosa (T/Cdr. L.R. Daspit, USN) and USS Skate (T/Cdr. E.B. McKinney, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with and / or assisted by USS Allen (T/Lt.Cdr. H.H. Nielsen, USN).
16 Sep 1943
During 16/17 September 1943, USS Grayback (T/Cdr. J.A. Moore, USN) and USS Skate (T/Cdr. E.B. McKinney, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Allen (T/Lt.Cdr. H.H. Nielsen, USN).
On the 16th USS Halford (T/Cdr. G.N. Johansen, USN) and USS Charles R. Greer (Lt.Cdr. W.T. Denton, USNR) also participated in the exercises.
19 Sep 1943
USS Seadragon ( T/Cdr. R.L. Rutter, USN) and USS Skate (T/Cdr. E.B. McKinney, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Allen (T/Lt.Cdr. H.H. Nielsen, USN).
21 Sep 1943
During 21/22 September 1943, USS Skate (T/Cdr. E.B. McKinney, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour.
On 22 September she was joined by USS Cero (T/Cdr. D.C. White, USN) and USS Allen (T/Lt.Cdr. H.H. Nielsen, USN).
9 Nov 1943
USS Sailfish (T/Lt.Cdr. R.E.M. Ward, USN) and USS Gunnel (T/Cdr. J.S. McCain, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Allen (T/Lt.Cdr. H.H. Nielsen, USN). (3)
14 Nov 1943
USS Sailfish (T/Lt.Cdr. R.E.M. Ward, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Allen (T/Lt.Cdr. H.H. Nielsen, USN), USS Harold C. Thomas (Lt.Cdr. V.H. Craig, Jr., USNR), USS Turkey (Lt. R.J. Melchor, USNR) and USS Seagull (T/Lt. F.L. van Camp, USN). (4)
24 Mar 1944
During 24/25 March 1944, USS Seadragon (Cdr. R.L. Rutter, USN), conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Mitchell (Lt.Cdr. M.S. Erdahl, USNR), USS Florikan (Cdr. G.A. Sharp, USN), USS Allen (Lt.Cdr. H.H. Nielsen, USN), USS Salmon (Cdr. H.K. Nauman, USN) and USS Bang (Cdr. A.R. Gallaher, USN). These exercises included night exercises.
10 Aug 1944
During 10/11 August 1944, USS Skipjack (T/Cdr. R.S. Andrews, USN) and USS Searaven (T/Cdr. M.H. Dry, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Burden R. Hastings (Lt.Cdr. E.B. Fay, USNR).
Later USS Seahorse (T/Capt. C.W. Wilkins, USN) and USS Allen (Lt. W.J. Riley, Jr., USNR) joined before the night exercises commenced.
On the 11th, USS Greiner (T/Lt.Cdr. L.H. Kiser, USN) also joined. (5)
11 Aug 1944
USS Baya (Cdr. A.H. Holtz, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Allen (Lt. W.J. Riley, Jr., USNR), USS Carlson (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Stapleton, USNR), USS Greiner (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Kiser, USN) and USS Hawkbill (Cdr. F.W. Scanland, Jr., USN).
21 Aug 1944
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde, USN) was undocked.
She then conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Carlson (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Stapleton, USNR), USS Greiner (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Kiser, USN), USS Allen (Lt. W.J. Riley, Jr., USNR) and USS Razorback (Cdr. R.S. Benson, USN).
22 Aug 1944
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Carlson (Lt.Cdr. J.A. Stapleton, USNR), USS Greiner (Lt.Cdr. L.H. Kiser, USN), USS Allen (Lt. W.J. Riley, Jr., USNR).
23 Aug 1944
USS Bergall (Cdr. J.M. Hyde, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Canfield (Lt.Cdr. P.E. Cherry, USNR), USS Allen (Lt. W.J. Riley, Jr., USNR) and USS Bang (Cdr. A.R. Gallaher, USN).
17 Sep 1944
USS Blackfin (Cdr. G.H. Laird, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Le Hardy (Lt.Cdr. E.L. Holtz, USNR), USS Allen (Lt. J.A. Rowe, USNR) and USS Blackfish (Cdr. R.F. Sellars, USN).
25 Sep 1944
During 25/26 September USS Blackfin (Cdr. G.H. Laird, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Charles R. Greer (Cdr. A. Jackson, Jr., USNR), USS Hemminger (Lt.Cdr. J.R. Bodler, USNR), USS Connolly (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Collier, USNR), USS Allen (Lt. J.A. Rowe, USNR) and USS Sea Fox (Cdr. R.C. Klinker, USN). These exercises included night exercises.
11 Apr 1945
USS Bumper (Cdr. J.W. Williams, Jr., USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Allen (Lt. J.A. Rowe, USN) and USS Staff (Lt. W.A. Upton, USNR).
3 Jun 1945
USS Angler (Lt.Cdr. H. Bissell, Jr., USNR) and USS Moray (T/Cdr. F.L. Barrows, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour with USS Burden R. Hastings (Lt. J.W. Stivers, USNR), USS Loeser (Lt.Cdr. J. Proctor, USNR). In the evening USS Allen (Lt. J.A. Rowe, USN) also joined for a few hours.
They remained out for exercises during the night of 3/4 June. In the morning of the 4th, USS Loeser was detached while USS Florikan (T/Lt. D. Hima, USN) and USS Howard (Lt.Cdr. F.W. Diehl, USNR) joined. In the afternoon USS Pruitt (Lt. D.B. Harby, USNR) also joined.
4 Jun 1945
USS Carp (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hunnicutt, USNR) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Pruitt (Lt. D.B. Harby, USNR), USS Howard (Lt.Cdr. F.W. Diehl, USNR), USS Loeser (Lt.Cdr. J. Proctor, USNR) and USS Allen (Lt. J.A. Rowe, USN).
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Sources
- War diary Pearl Harbour Navy Yard for May 1943
- War diary Pearl Harbour Navy Yard for May 1943 + War diary USS Allen for June 1943
- War diary Pearl Harbour Navy Yard for November 1943 + War diary of USS Allen for November 1943
- War diary Pearl Harbour Navy Yard for November 1943 + War diary USS Allen for November 1943 + War diary USS Harold C. Thomas for November 1943
- War diary 14th Naval District for August 1944 + War diary USS Burden R. Hastings for August 1944
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