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USS COLLETT – Timelines & Shipmates of 1946-49
(Compiled with the help of many COLLETT shipmates) History of the Ship Prior to 1946 The USS COLLETT
is
named in honor of LCDR John Austin COLLETT, a
naval aviator whose aircraft was lost in the fierce battle of
Santa Cruz in the Pacific in October 1942.
Keel was laid by the Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine on 16
Oct 1943 as a 2200-ton Sumner class destroyer; 376 feet in
length, 40 feet abeam.
She was
commissioned on 16 May 1944
at the Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA.
COLLETT remained in
continuous commission as an active ship of the fleet and saw
action in WWII providing gunfire support, radar picket patrol,
anti-submarine patrol, and carrier escort.
(per “Welcome
Aboard” Brochures and Cruise Books) Overview of 1946-1949
Following WWII, COLLETT
alternated between
WESTPAC cruises as a member of the 7th Fleet and
local operations along the west
coast of the US - per the “Decommissioning
Ceremony.”
COLLETT’s first WESTPAC
cruise was in 1946-47 -
Per http://www.multied.com/Navy/destroyer/Collettdd730.html via
Art Horsch.
In 1946, Harry S. Truman
has been President since 1945 and remains so until 1953.
Shipmates & Timelines To view a list
of shipmates or the timeline for a given year, move your cursor
over the corresponding line below and click your mouse button.
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