Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Allen M. Sumner |
Pennant | DD 709 |
Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
Laid down | 23 May 1944 |
Launched | 17 Dec 1944 |
Commissioned | 1 Mar 1945 |
End service | 15 Jun 1972 |
History | Decommissioned 15 June 1972. |
Commands listed for USS Hugh Purvis (DD 709)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Cdr. Byron Lawrence Gurnette, USN | 1 Mar 1945 | 28 Sep 1945 |
2 | Lt.Cdr. Thomas Chapin Buell, USN | 28 Sep 1945 | 21 Oct 1945 |
3 | T/Cdr. Charles Weigel Musgrave, USN | 21 Oct 1945 | 31 Mar 1947 |
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