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USS SATTERLEE (DD-626)


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CLASS - GLEAVES As Built.
Displacement 2395 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 348' 4"(oa) x 36' 1" x 13' 2" (Max)
Armament 4 x 5"/38AA, 6 x 0.5" MG, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 50,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 35 Knots, Range 6500 NM@ 12 Knots, Crew 208.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding September 10 1941.
Launched July 17 1942 and commissioned July 1 1943.
Decommissioned March 16 1946.
Stricken December 1 1970.
Fate Sold May 8 1972 to Southern Materials, New Orleans for $69,000 and broken up for scrap.
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Satterlee 15kCharles Satterlee (14 September 1875 - 26 September 1918) was an officer in the United States Coast Guard during World War I. Born in Essex, Connecticut, Satterlee was appointed a cadet in the Revenue Cutter Service on 19 November 1895. In 1908, he was assigned as supervisor of anchorages at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. This duty included command of the cutter, Machinate. In 1909, he was ordered to Tahoma, then fitting out at Baltimore, Maryland, for a cruise to the Pacific. From 1910 to 1913, he was assistant inspector of lifesaving stations; and, on 1 September 1915, he was promoted to Captain in the Coast Guard. Captain Satterlee was in command of the cutter, Tampa, when that vessel was torpedoed and sunk with all hands on 26 September 1918 in the Bristol Channel while escorting a convoy.Bill Gonyo
Satterlee 61kNewspaper photo - date unknownWanda Pace
Lansdale 81kUndated, location unknown.Robert Hurst
Satterlee 137kUSS Satterlee (DD-626) In Belfast Lough, Northern Ireland, with other destroyers, 14 May 1944, while preparing for the invasion of France. Photographed from USS Quincy (CA-71). USS Baldwin (DD-624) is in the middle distance, with USS Nelson (DD-623) beyond. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.Fred Weiss
USS SATTERLEE DD-626 History
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Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves


LCDR Joseph F. Witherow Jr.    Jul 1 1943 - Feb 1 1944

LCDR Robert William Leach    Feb 1 1944 - May 10 1945

LCDR Henry Joseph Brantingham    May 10 1945 - Nov 30 1945
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Huston Joiner
Address: 43 Yale ,Port Jefferson NY 11777
Phone: (516) 331-3732
E-mail: None

Note About Contacts.

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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Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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