Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer Escort |
Class | Edsall |
Pennant | DE 320 |
Built by | Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd. (Orange, Texas, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
Laid down | 22 Mar 1943 |
Launched | 15 Jun 1943 |
Commissioned | 26 Oct 1943 |
End service | Jan 1947 |
History | Decommissioned in January 1947. Hit by U-boat |
U-boat Attack | See our U-boat attack entry for the USS Menges |
Commands listed for USS Menges (DE 320)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Frank Michael McCabe, USCG | 26 Oct 1943 | 8 Apr 1946 |
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Notable events involving Menges include:
20 Apr 1944
rescued 113 survivors from USS Lansdale.
3 May 1944
Damaged by U-371, 31 killed and 28 wounded
18 Mar 1945
German U-boat U-866 was sunk in the North Atlantic north-east of Boston, in position 43°18'N, 61°08'W, by depth charges from the US destroyer escorts USS Lowe, USS Menges, USS Pride and USS Mosley.
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