USS Beatty (DD 640)

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Bristol
Pennant	DD 640
Built by	Charleston Navy Yard (Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.)
Ordered	16 Dec 1940
Laid down	1 May 1941
Launched	20 Dec 1941
Commissioned	7 May 1942
Lost	6 Nov 1943
Loss position	37° 10'N, 6° 00'E

History	USS Beatty (Lt.Cdr. William Outerson, USN) was sunk after being torpedoed by a German aircraft off Cape Bougaroun, Algeria in position 37º10'N, 06º00'E. 11 of her crew were lost with the ship and 7 wounded and the survivors were rscued by the Boyle and Parker.

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt.Cdr. Frederick Carl Stelter, Jr., USN	7 May 1942	12 Aug 1943
2	T/Cdr. William Outerson, USN	12 Aug 1943	6 Nov 1943

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