Allied Warships

USS Forrest (DD 461)

Destroyer of the Bristol class

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. Decommissioned 30 November 1945. Stricken 19 December 1945. Sold 20 November 1946 and broken up for scrap.

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	T/Lt.Cdr. 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)