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 After recomissioning USS Allen conducted training cruises out of Washington DC She was decommissioned again at Philadelphia in March 1928 and berthed with the reserve fleet until recommissioned again on August 23 1940 USS Allen operated along the east coast until transferred to the Pacific on 9 December 1940 USS Allen spent WWII patrolling the Hawaiian Islands. USS Allen was decommissioned for the last time at Philadelphia on October 15 1945 Stricken November 1 1945 Sold 26 September 1946.

Commands listed for USS Allen (DD 66)

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	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:

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).

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.

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).

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).