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History of American destroyers built during the second world war. The list below has short histories regarding the career of the ship if you can help us with any information or photographs please  USE OUR MESSAGE FORM 

Destroyers built from 1922-1946
Farragut Class
(DD348) USS Farragut 15th March 1934 Scrapped in 1947.
(DD349) USS Dewey 28th July 1934 Scrapped in 1947.
(DD350) USS Hull 31st January 1934 Sunk on 18th December 1944.
(DD351) USS Macdonough 22nd August 1934 Scrapped in 1947.
(DD352) USS Worden 27th October 1934 Sunk on 12th January 1943.
(DD353) USS Dale 23rd January 1934 Scrapped in 1947.
(DD354) USS Monaghan 9th January 1935 Sunk on 18th December 1944.
(DD355) USS Aylwin 10th July 1934 Scrapped in 1947.

DD355 USS Aylwin.  3rd January 1943, Mare Island California

Order Code DD355

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Porter Class                   View Class
(DD356) USS Porter 12th December 1935 Sunk on 26th October 1942.
(DD357) USS Selfridge 18th April 1936 Scrapped in 1947.
(DD358) USS McDougal 17th July 1936 Scrapped after 1949.
(DD359) USS Winslow 21st September 1936 Scrapped after 1957.
(DD360) USS Phelps 18th July 1935 Scrapped in 1947.
(DD361) USS Clark 15th October 1935 Scrapped in 1946.
(DD362) USS Moffett 11th December 1935 Scrapped in 1947.
(DD363) USS Balch 24th March 1936 Scrapped in 1946.
Mahan Class
(DD364) USS Mahan 15th October 1935 Sunk on 7th December 1944.
(DD365) USS Cummings 11th December 1935 Scrapped in 1947.
(DD366) USS Drayton 26th March 1936 Scrapped in 1947.

USS Drayton.  Sent in by John Hodgett.
(DD367) USS Lamson 17th June 1936 Used as a target and sunk on 2nd July 1946.
(DD368) USS Flusser 28th September 1935 Scrapped in 1948.
(DD369) USS Reid 11th January 1936 Sunk on 11th December 1944.
(DD370) USS Case 14th September 1935 Scrapped in 1948.
(DD371) USS Conyngham 14th September 1935 Used as a target and sunk on 2nd July 1948.
(DD372) USS Cassin 28th October 1935 Took severe damage at Pearl Harbor. Scrapped in 1948.
(DD373) USS Shaw 28th October 1935 Scrapped in 1946.

DD373 USS Shaw.  July 5th 1942, Mare Island California.  

Order code DD373

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(DD374) USS Tucker 26th February 1936 Sunk on 4th August 1942.
(DD375) USS Downes 22nd April 1936 Took severe damage at Pearl Harbor. Scrapped in 1948.
(DD376) USS Cushing 31st December 1935 Sunk on 13th November 1942.
(DD377) USS Perkins 31st December 1935 Sunk on 29th November 1943.
(DD378) USS Smith 20th February 1936 Scrapped in 1947.
(DD379) USS Preston 22nd April 1936 Sunk on 14th November 1942
(DD384) USS Dunlap 18th April 1936 Scrapped in 1948.

DD384 USS Dunlap, 10th May 1942.

Order Code DD384

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(DD385) USS Fanning 18th September 1936 Scrapped in 1948.
Gridley Class
(DD381) USS Gridley 1st December 1936 Scrapped in 1947.
(DD380) USS Craven 25th February 1937 Scrapped in 1947.

DD380 USS Craven, 10th May 1942, Mare Island California

Order Code DD380

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(DD400) USS McCall 20th November 1937 Scrapped in 1948.

DD400 USS McCall, 12th November 1942

Order Code DD400

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(DD401) USS Maury 14th February 1938 Scrapped in 1946.
Bagley Class
(DD386) USS Bagley 3rd September 1936 Scrapped in 1947.
(DD387) USS Blue 27th May 1937 Sunk on 22nd August 1942
(DD388) USS Helm 27th May 1937 Scrapped in 1947.
(DD389) USS Mugford 31st October 1936 Used as a target and sunk on 22nd March 1948.
(DD390) USS Ralph Talbot 31st October 1936 Used as a target and sunk on 8th March 1948.
(DD391) USS Henley 11th January 1937 Sunk on 3rd October 1943.
(DD392) USS Patterson 6th May 1937 Scrapped in 1947.
(DD393) USS Jarvis 6th May 1937 Sunk on 9th August 1942.
Somers Class
(DD381) USS Somers 13th March 1937 Scrapped in 1947.
(DD383) USS Warrington 15th May 1937 Sunk on 13th September 1944.
(DD394) USS Sampson 16th April 1937 Scrapped in 1946.

DD394 USS Sampson, 14th March 1943

Order Code DD394

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(DD395) USS Davis 30th July 1938 Scrapped in 1947.
(DD396) USS Jouett 24th September 1938 Scrapped in 1946.

Benham Class                   View Class
(DD397) USS Benham 16th April 1938 Sunk on 15th November 1942.
(DD398) USS Ellet 11th June 1938 Scrapped in 1947.
(DD399) USS Lang 27th August 1938 Scrapped in 1947.
(DD402) USS Mayrant 14th May 1938 Used as a target and sunk on 4th April 1948.
(DD403) USS Trippe 14th May 1938 Used as a target and sunk on 3rd February 1948.
(DD404) USS Rhind 28th July 1938 Used as a target and sunk on 22nd March 1948.
(DD405) USS Rowan 5th May 1938 Sunk on 10th September 1943.
(DD406) USS Stack 5th May 1938 Used as a target and sunk on 24th April 1948.
(DD407) USS Sterett 27th October 1938 Scrapped in 1947.
(DD408) USS Wilson 12th April 1939 Used as a target and sunk on 8th March 1948.
Sims Class
(DD409) USS Sims 8th April 1938 Sunk on 7th May 1942.
(DD410) USS Hughes 17th June 1939 Used as a target and sunk on 16th October 1948.
(DD411) USS Anderson 4th February 1939 Used as a target and sunk on 1st July 1946.
(DD412) USS Hammann 4th February 1939 Sunk on 6th June 1942.
(DD413) USS Mustin 8th December 1938 Used as a target and sunk on 18th April 1948.
(DD414) USS Russell 8th December 1938 Scrapped in 1947.
(DD415) USS O'Brien 20th October 1939 Sunk on 19th October 1942.
(DD416) USS Walke 20th October 1939 Sunk on 14th November 1942.
(DD417) USS Morris 1st June 1939 Scrapped in 1947.
(DD418) USS Roe 21st June 1939 Scrapped in 1947.
(DD419) USS Wainright 1st June 1939 Used as a target and sunk on 2nd July 1948.
(DD420) USS Buck 22nd May 1939 Sunk on 9th October 1943.

DD420 USS Buck, 5th August 1942

Order Code DD420

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Benson/Gleaves Class                 View Class
(DD421) USS Benson 15th November 1939 Sold to Taiwan on 26th February 1954. Scrapped after 1975.
(DD422) USS Mayo 26th March 1940 Scrapped after 1970.
(DD423) USS Gleaves 9th December 1939 Decommissioned in 1969 and preserved.
(DD424) USS Niblack 18th May 1940 Scrapped after 1968.
(DD425) USS Madison 20th October 1939 Scrapped after 1968.
(DD426) USS Lansdale 20th October 1939 Sunk on 20th April 1944.
(DD427) USS Hilary P Jones 14th December 1939 Sold to Taiwan on 26th February 1954.
(DD428) USS Charles F Hughes 16th May 1940 Used as a target from June 1968.
(DD429) USS Livermore 3rd August 1940 Scrapped in 1950s.
(DD430) USS Eberle 14th September 1940 Sold to Greece in April 1951. Scrapped after 1972.
(DD431) USS Plunkett 9th March 1940 Sold to Taiwan on 16th February 1959, scrapped after 1975.
(DD432) USS Kearny 9th March 1940 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD433) USS Gwin 25th May 1940 Sunk on 13th July 1943.
(DD434) USS Meredith 24th April 1940 Sunk on 15th October 1940.
(DD435) USS Grayson 7th August 1940 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD436) USS Monssen 16th May 1940 Sunk on 13th November 1942.
(DD437) USS Woolsey 12th February 1940 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD438) USS Ludlow 11th November 1940 Sold to Greece on 21st January 1951.
(DD439) USS Edison 23rd November 1940 Scrapped after 1966.
(DD440) USS Ericsson 23rd November 1940 Scrapped after 1970.
(DD441) USS Wilkes 31st May 1940 Scrapped after 1970.
(DD442) USS Nicholson 31st May 1940 Sold to Italy on 15th January 1951.
(DD443) USS Swanson 2nd November 1940 Scrapped after 1970.
(DD444) USS Ingraham 15th February 1941 Sunk on 22nd August 1942.
(DD453) USS Bristol 25th July 1941 Sunk on 12th October 1943.
(DD454) USS Ellyson 25th July 1941 Sold to Japan on 19th October 1954 and then to Taiwan in 1970.
(DD455) USS Hambleton 26th September 1941 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD456) USS Rodman 26th September 1941 Sold to Taiwan on 28th July 1955, used as a target and sunk in 1976.
(DD457) USS Emmons 23rd August 1941 Sunk on 6th April 1945.
(DD458) USS Macomb 23rd September 1941 Sold to Japan on 19th October 1954, then to Taiwan in 1970.
(DD459) USS Laffey 29th November 1941 Sunk on 13th November 1942.
(DD460) USS Woodworth 29th November 1941 Sold to Italy on 25th May 1951.
(DD461) USS Forrest 14th June 1941 Scrapped in 1946.
(DD462) USS Fitch 14th June 1941 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD463) USS Corry 28th July 1941 Sunk on 6th June 1944.
(DD464) USS Hobson 8th September 1941 Sunk on 27th April 1952.
(DD483) USS Aaron Ward 22nd November 1941 Sunk on 7th April 1943.
(DD484) USS Buchanan 22nd November 1941 Sold to Turkey on 28th April 1949.
(DD485) USS Duncan 20th February 1942 Sunk on 12th October 1942.
(DD486) USS Lansdowne 20th February 1942 Sold to Turkey on 28th April 1949.
(DD487) USS Lardner 20th March 1942 Sold to Turkey on 28th April 1949.
(DD488) USS McCalla 20th March 1942 Sold to Turkey on 28th April 1949.
(DD489) USS Mervine 3rd May 1942 Scrapped after 1968.
(DD490) USS Quick 3rd May 1942 Scrapped after 1972.
(DD491) USS Farenholt 19th November 1941 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD492) USS Bailey 19th December 1941 Scrapped after 1968.
(DD493) USS Carmick 8th March 1942 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD494) USS Doyle 17th March 1942 Scrapped after 1970.
(DD495) USS Endicott 5th April 1942 Scrapped after 1969.
(DD496) USS McCook 30th April 1942 Scrapped after 1972.
(DD497) USS Frankford 17th May 1942 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD598) USS Bancroft 31st December 1942 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD599) USS Barton 31st January 1942 Sunk on 13th November 1942.
(DD600) USS Boyle 15th June 1942 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD601) USS Champlin 25th June 1942 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD602) USS Meade 15th February 1942 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD603) USS Murphy 29th April 1942 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD604) USS Parker 12th May 1942 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD605) USS Caldwell 15th January 1942 Sold for scrap on 4th November 1966.
(DD606) USS Coghlan 12th February 1942 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD607) USS Frazier 17th March 1942 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD608) USS Gansevoort 11th April 1942 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD609) USS Gillespie 8th May 1942 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD610) USS Hobby 4th June 1942 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD611) USS Kalk 18th July 1942 Scrapped after 1968.
(DD612) USS Kendrick 2nd April 1942 Used as a target from 1966.
(DD613) USS Laub 28th April 1942 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD614) USS Mackenzie 27th June 1942 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD615) USS McLanahan 7th September 1942 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD616) USS Nields 1st October 1942 Scrapped after 1970.
(DD617) USS Ordronaux 9th November 1942 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD618) USS Davison 19th July 1942 Scrapped after 1972.
(DD619) USS Edwards 19th July 1942 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD620) USS Glennon 26th August 1942 Sunk on 10th June 1944.
(DD621) USS Jeffers 26th August 1942 Scrapped after 1968.
(DD622) USS Maddox 15th September 1942 Ran aground on 16th April 1961 and was scuttled.
(DD623) USS Nelson 15th September 1942 Scrapped in 1947.
(DD624) USS Baldwin 14th June 1942 Scrapped after 1970.
(DD625) USS Harding 28th June 1942 Scrapped after 1968.
(DD626) USS Satterlee 17th July 1942 Scrapped after 1970.
(DD627) USS Thompson 10th August 1942 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD628) USS Welles 7th September 1942 Scrapped after 1968.
(DD632) USS Cowie 27th September 1941 Scrapped after 1970.
(DD633) USS Knight 27th September 1941 Used as a target from 1st June 1967.
(DD634) USS Doran 10th December 1941 Scrapped after 1972.
(DD635) USS Earle 10th December 1941 Scrapped after 1969.
(DD636) USS Butler 12th February 1942 Scrapped in 1948.
(DD637) USS Gherardi 12th February 1942 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD638) USS Herndon 5th February 1942 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD629) USS Shubrick 18th April 1942 Scrapped in 1947.
(DD640) USS Beatty 20th December 1941 Sunk on 6th November 1943.
(DD641) USS Tillman 20th December 1941 Scrapped after 1970.
(DD645) USS Stevenson 11th November 1941 Sold for scrap in 1970.
(DD646) USS Stockton 11th November 1941 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD647) USS Thorn 28th February 1943 Scrapped after 1971.
(DD648) USS Turner 28th February 1943 Sunk on 3rd January 1944.
Fletcher Class                  View Class
(DD445) USS Fletcher 3rd May 1942 Stricken 1st August 1967. Scrapped 1972
(DD446) USS Radford 3rd May 1942 Scrapped  July 1969.
(DD447) USS Jenkins 21st June 1942 Scrapped July 1969.
(DD448) USS La Vallette 21st June 1942 Scrapped after 1974.
(DD449) USS Nicholas 19th February 1942 Scrapped January 1970.
(DD450) USS O'Bannon 14th March 1942 Stricken January 1970 Scrapped 1972
(DD451) USS Chevalier 11th April 1942 Sunk on 7th October 1943.
(DD465) USS Saufley 19th July 1942 Used as a target from September 1966. sunk 1968
(DD466) USS Waller 17th May 1942 stricken 1969 used as target 1970
(DD467 USS  Strong 17th May 1942 Sunk on 5th July 1943.
(DD468) USS Taylor 7th June 1942 Sold to Italy (Lanciere) on 2nd July 1969.
(DD469) USS De Haven 28th June 1942 Sunk on 1st February 1943.
(DD470) USS Bache 27th July 1942 Grounded and Stricken 1st March 1968
(DD471) USS Beale 24th August 1942 Stricken 1968. sunk as target 1969
(DD472) USS Guest