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| − | |fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Stockton''''' was one of | + | |fg=gold|bg=navy}}</div name=fredbot:career>'''U.S.S. ''Stockton''''' was one of six [[Caldwell Class Destroyer (1917)|''Caldwell'' class destroyers]] completed for the [[U.S. Navy]]. |
==Service== | ==Service== | ||
| + | ''Stockton'' was commissioned on 26 November, 1917 with Lieutenant Commander [[Harry Alexander Baldridge|Harry Alexander Baldridge]] in command. She went to Queenstown, Ireland to assist in antisubmarine work. On 30 March, 1918, she and the {{US-Erisson|f=t}} engaged a U-boat in a gun and depth charge assault which almost saw ''Stockton' torpedoed. Later that night, the destroyer collided with a steamer which sank as a result and sent ''Stockton'' to the repair yards. | ||
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| + | In World War II, she fought with the [{Royal Navy]] as H.M.S. ''Ludlow''. | ||
==Captains== | ==Captains== | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Revision as of 12:51, 9 December 2014
| U.S.S. Stockton (1917) | |
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| Hull Number: | DD-73 |
| Builder: | William Cramp & Sons[1] |
| Laid down: | 16 Oct, 1916[2] |
| Launched: | 17 Jul, 1917[3] |
| Commissioned: | 26 Nov, 1917[4] |
| Decommissioned: | 26 Jun, 1922[5] |
| Broken up: | May, 1945[6] |
Service
Stockton was commissioned on 26 November, 1917 with Lieutenant Commander Harry Alexander Baldridge in command. She went to Queenstown, Ireland to assist in antisubmarine work. On 30 March, 1918, she and the Template:US-Erisson engaged a U-boat in a gun and depth charge assault which almost saw Stockton' torpedoed. Later that night, the destroyer collided with a steamer which sank as a result and sent Stockton to the repair yards.
In World War II, she fought with the [{Royal Navy]] as H.M.S. Ludlow.
Captains
- Lieutenant Commander Harry A. Baldridge, 26 November, 1917
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 430.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 430.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 430.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 430.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 430.
- ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 430.
Bibliography
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| Caldwell | Craven | Gwin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| <– | Sampson Class | Destroyers (US) | Wickes Class | –> | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
