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USS Barton DD-599 |
Type: |
Destroyer |
Class: |
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Builder: |
Bethlehem Steel Corp. Quincy, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
Hull Number: |
DD-599 |
Ordered: |
N/A |
Commissioned: |
May 29, 1942 |
Keel Laid: |
May 20, 1941 |
Decommissioned: |
N/A |
Launched: |
January 31, 1942 |
Stricken: |
N/A |
Fate: |
Sunk Nov. 13, 1942, torpedoed by the Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze (Cdr. Tameichi Hara) in the First Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. Location: South Pacific off Savo Island, Solomon Islands. 165 crewmen killed, 42 survivors picked up by USS Portland CA-33, 26 survivors picked up by a Higgins boat from Guadalcanal. (Roll of Honor) |
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Commanders |
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Name |
May 29, 1942 |
Nov. 13, 1942 |
Lt. Commander Douglas H. Fox, U.S.N. |
Awards |
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Combat Action Ribbon |
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American Campaign Medal |
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Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal (4 Stars) |
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World War II Victory Medal |
Battle Stars |
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From |
To |
Engagement |
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Oct. 5, 1942 |
Buin-Faisi-Tonolai strike |
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Oct. 26, 1942 |
Santa Cruz Islands |
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Nov. 12, 1942 |
Nov. 15, 1942 |
Guadalcanal-Third Strike |
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Nov. 12, 1942 |
Capture and defense of Guadalcanal |
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Notes |
Named in honor of Rear Admiral John K. Barton, U.S.N. (1853-1932). |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Apr. 20, 2011 |