Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Bristol |
Pennant | DD 485 |
Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New York, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
Laid down | 31 Jul 1941 |
Launched | 20 Feb 1942 |
Commissioned | 16 Apr 1942 |
Lost | 12 Oct 1942 |
History | USS Duncan (Lt.Cdr. Edmund Battelle Taylor, USN) made a daring one ship attack and found herself between Japanese and American battle groups resulting in receiving more than 50 hits. When she sank 58 men and 5 officers were lost. 195 men were rescued from the shark infested waters by USS McCalla (Lt.Cdr. W.G. Cooper, USN). |
Commands listed for USS Duncan (i) (DD 485)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. Edmund Battelle Taylor, USN | 16 Apr 1942 | 12 Oct 1942 |
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