Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Bristol |
Pennant | DD 639 |
Built by | Norfolk Navy Yard (Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 16 Dec 1940 |
Laid down | 17 Feb 1942 |
Launched | 18 Apr 1942 |
Commissioned | 7 Feb 1943 |
End service | 19 Oct 1945 |
History | Heavily damaged by Japanese kamikaze aircraft 29 May 1945 while off Okinawa. |
Commands listed for USS Shubrick (ii) (DD 639)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Cdr. Louis Allen Bryan, USN | 7 Feb 1943 | 22 Nov 1943 |
2 | John Victor Smith, USN | 22 Nov 1943 | 7 Jan 1944 |
3 | William Blenman, USN | 7 Jan 1944 | 22 Jan 1945 |
4 | John Chapman Jolly, USN | 22 Jan 1945 | 16 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Shubrick (ii) include:
4 Aug 1943
While exiting Palermo harbour during a German night raid, a Ju-88 dropped three 500-pound bombs. One of them exploded beneath Shubrick's keel, severely damaging the ship and killing 16 of her crew. (1)
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