Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Bristol |
Pennant | DD 461 |
Built by | Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 12 Jun 1940 |
Laid down | 6 Jan 1941 |
Launched | 14 Jun 1941 |
Commissioned | 13 Jan 1942 |
End service | 30 Nov 1945 |
History | Converted to High Speed Minesweeper DMS-24 15 November 1944. |
Commands listed for USS Forrest (DD 461)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. Merle van Metre, USN | 13 Jan 1942 | 12 Mar 1943 |
2 | T/Cdr. Kenneth Pearle Letts, USN | 12 Mar 1943 | 11 Nov 1944 |
3 | Sanford Elza Woodard, USN | 11 Nov 1944 | 17 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Forrest include:
24 Aug 1943
HrMs O 15 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Schouwenaar, RNN) conducted A/S exercises at / off Scapa Flow with HMS Zetland (Lt.Cdr. J.V. Wilkinson, DSC, RN) and USS Forrest (Lt.Cdr. K.P. Letts, USN). (1)
2 Sep 1943
HMS Tantivy (Cdr. M.G. Rimington, DSO, RN) conducted attack exercises at/off Scapa Flow with USS Ranger (Capt. G. Rowe, USN) that was escorted by USS Forrest (T/Cdr. K.P. Letts, USN), USS Hobson (Lt.Cdr. K. Loveland, USN) and USS Corry (T/Cdr. L.B. Ensey, USN). (2)
21 Oct 1943
HMS Tuna (Lt.Cdr.(Retd.) J.R.G. Harvey, RN) conducted A/S exercises with HMS Royalist (Capt. M.H. Evelegh, RN), HMS Ashanti (Lt.Cdr. J.R. Barnes, RN) and USS Forrest (Lt.Cdr. K.P. Letts, USN). (3)
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Sources
- File 2.12.03.6398 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
- ADM 173/18199
- ADM 173/18313
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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