USS Maddox (DD-622)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Maddox |
| Namesake | William Maddox |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
| Laid down | 7 May 1942 |
| Launched | 15 September 1942 |
| Commissioned | 31 October 1942 |
| Fate | Sunk by Axis air attack, 10 July 1943 |
| Stricken | 19 August 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Gleaves-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,630 tons |
| Length | 348 ft 3 in (106.15 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 37.4 knots (69 km/h) |
| Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 16 officers, 260 enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Maddox (DD-622), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after United States Marine Corps Captain William A. T. Maddox, who served in the Mexican–American War.
Maddox was
Eugene S. Sarsfield
in command.
Service history
After shakedown, Maddox departed
fleet oilers plying between Norfolk and the petroleum centers of Galveston, Texas and Aruba, Maddox began a series of trans-Atlantic voyages escorting convoys from New York and Norfolk to North Africa
.
On 8 June 1943, Maddox departed Norfolk for
Navy Cross
for heroism displayed in supervising abandon ship. His action was responsible for saving the lives of 74 of the crew of 284.
Maddox was struck from the
battle stars
for World War II service.
References
- ^ "History Of The Sinking Of Dd". Ussmaddox.org. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
- ISBN 978-1-7876-3293-6.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
36°52′N 13°56′E / 36.867°N 13.933°E
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