Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Fletcher |
Pennant | DD 544 |
Built by | Bethlehem Steel Corp. (San Pedro, California, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
Laid down | 2 Apr 1942 |
Launched | 29 Oct 1942 |
Commissioned | 8 May 1943 |
End service | 1 Oct 1969 |
History | Decommissioned 15 January 1947. |
Commands listed for USS Boyd (DD 544)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. Ulysses Simpson Grant Sharp, Jr., USN | 8 May 1943 | 10 Nov 1944 |
2 | T/Cdr. Archibald Egerton Teall, USN | 10 Nov 1944 |
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Notable events involving Boyd include:
19 Jan 1945
USS Balao (Cdr. M.R. de Arellano, USN) ended her 7th war patrol at Guam. She was escorted in by USS Boyd.
At Guam she was refitted by Submarine Division 282 Relief crew and the USS Apollo. Refit was completed on 3 February 1945. Training was carried out during 8 to 19 February 1945.
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