U.S.S. Satterlee (1918)
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| U.S.S. Satterlee (1918) | |
|---|---|
| Hull Number: | DD-190 |
| Builder: | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company[1] |
| Laid down: | 10 Jul, 1918[2] |
| Launched: | 21 Dec, 1918[3] |
| Commissioned: | 23 Dec, 1919[4] |
| Decommissioned: | 11 Jul, 1922[5] |
| Torpedoed: | 21 Jan, 1942[6] |
| Fate: | as H.M.S. Belmont |
U.S.S. Satterlee was one of one hundred and fifty-six Clemson Class destroyers completed for the U.S. Navy.
Service
Satterlee was commissioned on 23 December, 1919 under Commander Reed M. Fawell.
Satterlee was one of the fifty U.S. destroyers transferred to the Royal Navy for World War II, becoming H.M.S. Belmont.
Captains
- Commander Reed M. Fawell, 23 December, 1919
- Lieutenant Commander Frank Slingluff, Jr., 22 October, 1920[7]
- Commander (retired) Peter J. Fitzgerald, 8 October, 1940[8] – May, 1941[9]
- Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey B. O'B. Harding, 11 July, 1941[10] – 31 January, 1942[11] (killed when ship sunk under his command)
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 433.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 434.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 434.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 434.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 434.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 434.
- ↑ Register of Officers, 1922. pp. 34-35.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
- ↑ Uboat.net page on the ship.
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