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50 of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on duty.
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| No Photo Available | - | Silas Duncan was born in Rockaway, New Jersey, in 1788. He was appointed midshipman 15 November 1809. While third lieutenant of Saratoga during the Battle of Lake Champlain, 11 September 1814, he was sent in a gig to order the gunboats to retire. He succeeded in delivering the orders despite concentrated enemy fire which severely wounded him and caused the loss of his right arm. For his gallant conduct he was thanked by Congress. From 1814 to 1824 Commander Duncan saw active service on board Independence, Hornet, Guerriere, Cyane and Ferret. He died 14 September 1834 at White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. | Robert M. Cieri | |
| USS Duncan (DD-485) |
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| 43k | Launching February 20 1942 at Kearny, New Jersey. | Ron Reeves | |
| 160k | Photo #: NH 94094. Completion photograph, taken by her builder, the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Kearny, New Jersey, on 15 April 1942. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. | Fred Weiss/Bill Gonyo/Robert Hurst | |
| 113k | Underway in the south Pacific on 7 October 1942, five days before she was sunk in the Battle of Cape Esperance. Photographed from USS Copahee (ACV-12), which was then engaged in delivering aircraft to Guadalcanal. The original photograph came from the illustrations package for Rear Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison's "History of United States Naval Operations in World War II", volume V. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. | Fred Weiss | |
| 195k | Photo #: NH 97800. En route from her builder's yard at Kearny, New Jersey, to be delivered to the Navy, 15 April 1942. Note her camouflage. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. | Fred Weiss/Robert Hurst/Bill Gonyo | |
| 162k | Photo #: NH 97801. En route from her builder's yard at Kearny, New Jersey, to be delivered to the Navy, 15 April 1942. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. | Fred Weiss/Robert Hurst/Bill Gonyo | |
| 111k | Survivors of the Duncan arrive at Philadelphia Navy Yard after being carried home by the light cruiser USS Boise. | Tommy Trampp | |
| 147k | Map of Iron Bottom Sound indicating where ships were sunk during the Battle of Guadalcanal. | Ron Reeves | |
LCDR Edmund Battelle Taylor Apr 16 1942 - Oct 12 1942 (Later VADM)
The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.
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