Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Fletcher |
Pennant | DD 526 |
Built by | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., (San Francisco, California, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
Laid down | 30 Oct 1941 |
Launched | 18 Aug 1942 |
Commissioned | 5 Feb 1943 |
Lost | 1 Nov 1944 |
Loss position | 10° 47'N, 125° 22'E |
History | USS Abner Read (Cdr. Arthur Montgomery Purdy, USN) was sunk by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft in Leyte Gulf, Philippines in position 10º47'N, 125º22'E. 24 died and 54 were wounded, 257 survivors including the Commanding officer were rescued by the USS Claxton/Richard P Leary. |
Commands listed for USS Abner Read (DD 526)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Cdr. Thomas Burrowes, USN | 5 Feb 1943 | 14 Oct 1943 |
2 | T/Cdr. Thomas Boyd Hutchins, 3rd, USN | 14 Oct 1943 | 1 Oct 1944 |
3 | T/Cdr. Arthur Montgomery Purdy, USN | 1 Oct 1944 | 1 Nov 1944 |
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Notable events involving Abner Read include:
18 Aug 1943
(Cdr Thomas Burrowes, USN) Mined off Kiska, stern blown off and was towed by the USS Bancroft/Ute; 71 died and 47 were wounded.
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