Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Fletcher |
Pennant | DD 516 |
Built by | Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
Laid down | 18 Aug 1942 |
Launched | 10 Jan 1943 |
Commissioned | 16 Mar 1943 |
End service | 18 Apr 1946 |
History | Decommissioned 18 April 1946. |
Commands listed for USS Wadsworth (DD 516)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Cdr. John Franklin Walsh, USN | 16 Mar 1943 | 22 Aug 1944 |
2 | T/Cdr. Raymond Dennis Fusselman, USN | 22 Aug 1944 | 7 Aug 1945 |
3 | Harry Charles Mason, USN | 7 Aug 1945 | 18 Apr 1946 |
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Notable events involving Wadsworth include:
1 Sep 1943
USS Wadsworth (Cdr. J.F. Walker, USN) sank the Japanese submarine I-182 (offsite link) with depth charges off the southern coast of Espiritu Santo in position 15°38'S, 166°57'E.
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