Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Fletcher |
Pennant | DD 498 |
Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
Laid down | 7 May 1942 |
Launched | 13 Oct 1942 |
Commissioned | 21 Nov 1942 |
End service | 30 Sep 1968 |
History | Decommissioned in January 1947. |
Commands listed for USS Philip (ii) (DD 498)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. Thomas Cameron Ragan, USN | 21 Nov 1942 | 24 Jul 1943 |
2 | T/Cdr. William Heald Groverman, Jr., USN | 24 Jul 1943 | 23 Jan 1944 (1) |
3 | James Boyd Rutter, Jr., USN | 23 Jan 1944 | 4 Aug 1945 |
4 | Cmdr Eugene Darrell Lamiman, USN | 4 Aug 1945 | 1 Feb 1946 |
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Notable events involving Philip (ii) include:
29 Dec 1942
USS R-12 (Lt.Cdr. E.E. Shelby, USN) participated in A/S exercises of Guantanamo Bay together with USS Philip (Cdr. T.C. Ragan, USN) and USS Converse (Cdr. D.C.E. Hamberger, USN).
30 Dec 1942
USS R-12 (Lt. E.E. Shelby, USN) participated in A/S exercises of Guantanamo Bay together with USS Philip (Cdr. T.C. Ragan, USN) and USS Converse (Cdr. D.C.E. Hamberger, USN).
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