USS Colhoun DD-85 / APD-2 |
Type: |
Destroyer High Speed Transport |
Class: |
Wicks |
Builder: |
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. (Fore River Shipyard) Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
Hull Number: |
Destroyer #85 DD-85 (July 17, 1920) APD-2 (Aug. 2, 1940) |
Ordered: |
December 16, 1916 |
Commissioned: |
June 13, 1918 December 11, 1940 |
Keel Laid: |
September 19, 1917 |
Decommissioned: |
June 28, 1922 |
Launched: |
February 21, 1918 |
Stricken: |
September 11, 1942 |
Fate: |
Sunk Aug. 30, 1942 by Japanese Aircraft (25th Air Flotilla from Rabaul, New Britain). Location: South Pacific, 1 mile north of Lunga Point, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. (09.24S-160.01E) 51 crewmen lost, 102 survivors picked up by lighters from Guadalcanal. (Roll of Honor) |
Commanding Officers |
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From |
To |
Name |
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June 13, 1918 |
July 26, 1919 |
Commander Benyaurd B. Wygant, USN |
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July 26, 1919 |
June 28, 1922 |
Unknown, ship was in reduced commission. |
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June 5, 1940 |
Dec. 11, 1940 |
Lt. Commander Harold R. Demarest, USN |
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Dec. 11, 1940 |
July 6, 1942 |
Lt. Commander Edward C. Loughead, USN |
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July 6, 1942 |
Aug. 30, 1942 |
Lt. Commander George B. Madden, USN |
Awards |
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World War I Victory Medal |
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Combat Action Ribbon |
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Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal (2 Battle Stars) |
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World War II Victory Medal |
Battle Stars |
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From |
To |
Engagement |
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Aug. 7, 1942 |
Aug. 9, 1942 |
Guadalcanal-Tulagi Landings |
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Aug. 30, 1942 |
Capture and Defense of Guadalcanal |
Class Overview |
Builder's Data |
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Related Material |
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Page published June 8, 2015 |