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85k | John Philip Cromwell was born on 11 September 1901 in Henry, Illinois and appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy in 1920. He graduated in June 1924 and served initially in
USS Maryland (BB 46). In 1926, he attended submarine school and was assigned to USS S-24 (SS 129) during 1927-29. He next had three year's diesel engineering
instruction, followed by further tours of duty in submarines. Lieutenant Cromwell commanded USS S-20 (SS 125) in 1936-37, then served on the staff of Commander Submarine Division 4. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Commander in 1939 and spent two years at the Bureau of Engineering and Bureau of Ships. In May 1941, he became Engineer Officer for the Pacific Fleet submarine force. During 1942-43, he commanded Submarine Divisions 203, 44 and 43. Following promotion to Captain, he went to sea in USS Sculpin (SS 191) as prospective commander of a mid-Pacific submarine wolf pack. While attacking a Japanese convoy on 19 November 1943, Sculpin was forced to the surface, fatally damaged in a gun battle and abandoned by her surviving crew members. Captain Cromwell, who knew secret details of the impending operation to capture the Gilbert Islands, deliberately remained on board as she sank. For his sacrificial heroism in preventing the enemy from obtaining this information, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. USS Cromwell (DE 1014) (1954-1972) was the first ship named in his honor. (US Navy photo #NH51733 from the Naval History and Heritage Command) |
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148k | undated: the Atlantic Ocean - USS Cromwell underway. (U.S. Navy Photo #80-GK-45434 from the United States National Archives) |
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119k | An undated postcard view of Cromwell. (Postcard #37918-C © Arnold Art Store, Newport, R.I.;
shown at 150% of original size) Caption reads: Named for Captain John Philip Cromwell. When his World War II submarine was scuttled, to prevent capture he remained on board rather than risk capture and endanger security of invasion plans. U.S.S. Cromwell, commissioned in 1954, is a 1280 ton destroyer type ship with a crew of 170. She served in the eastern Med during the Lebanon crisis in 1958. | ||
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70k | April 1961: Boston Harbor (Photo © Richard Leonhardt) |
Richard Leonhardt Bethlehem, Pa. | |
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202k | undated: Newport, R.I. - Postcard view of Pier 1. USS Julius A. Furer (DEG 6)
and USS Voge (DE 1047) are alongside USS
Yosemite (AD 19). USS Dealey (DE 1006), Cromwell, and USS
Compton (DD 705) are behind them nested alongside another tender. (Photo © The John Twomey Distributing Co., Newport, R.I.) |
Mike Smolinski Clifton, N.J. Navsource DE/FF/LCS Archive Manager | |
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183k | 1961: Panama Canal Zone - The U.S. Navy destroyer escorts USS Cromwell (DE 1014), USS
Hammerberg (DE 1015), and USS Courtney (DE 1021) pass through the Pedro Miguel Locks
of the Panama Canal. (U.S. Navy photo from All Hands Magazine) | ||
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139k | 1967: Newport, R.I. - Taken from Cromwell's bow, looking aft. She was moored outboard of Dealey (DE 1006) at the time. | Jerry Taylor BM3, 1966-68 | |
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185k | late 1960's: Naples Harbor, Italy (this photo was given to me by a shipmate from that time period, Lcdr. John Foissett) | F. J. McLaughlin Lcdr., USN (ret.) | |
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137k | 1969: the Atlantic Ocean - Two views of Cromwell. I was stationed on the USNS Muller (T-AG 171). We were one of the Intelligence ships of the day and Cromwell was our escort. From time to time she would come alongside and transfer things, such as movies, back and forth. | Cameron C. Cook Columbia, Ill. CTR2, 1965 - 1969 | |
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233k | April 1970: the Atlantic Ocean - USS Cromwell underway off Newport, Rhode Island. (U.S. Naval Historical Center photo #NH 107518 by PH3 T.R. Mearsum from the Naval History and Heritage Command) |
Mike Smolinski Clifton, N.J. Navsource DE/FF/LCS Archive Manager | |
| Cromwell Memorabilia |
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| Matchbook Cover  Courtesy of Mike Smolinski |
Ship's Plaque  Courtesy of Mike Smolinski |
Ship's Plaque  Courtesy of Mike Smolinski |
| Cromwell History |
| View the USS Cromwell (DE 1014) DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site. |
| Cromwell's Commanding Officers Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves |
| Dates of Command | Commanding Officers |
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| 1.) 24 Nov. 1954 - 1956 | Lcdr. Edward Joseph Cummings, Jr. (Baltimore, Md.) |
| 2.) 1956 - 1958 | Lcdr. David Andre Webster (USNA '44) (Fresno, Cal.) (ret. as Radm.) |
| 3.) 1958 - Oct. 1959 | Lcdr. Albert L. Moore (Hatfield, Mo.) |
| 4.) Oct. 1959 - Aug. 1961 | Lcdr. Herbert Herman Niehaus (Chicago, Ill.) |
| 5.) Aug. 1961 - Jul. 1963 | Lcdr. Roy Francis Hoffmann (NROTC '46) (Crystal City, Mo.) (ret. as Radm.) |
| 6.) Jul. 1963 - 06 Apr. 1965 | Cdr. Alvin Deon Branch (USNA '51) (Norfolk, Va.) |
| 7.) 06 Apr. 1965 - Jul. 1966 | Cdr. Charles Scudder Bird (USNA '52) (Scranton, Pa.) |
| 8.) Jul 1966 - 1967 | Lcdr. James A. Major (Albuquerque, N.M.) |
| 9.) 1967 - 1968 | Lcdr. Edward Courtland Snyder Jr. (USNA '54) (Oklahoma City, Okla.) |
| 10.) 1968 - 1970 | Lcdr. David M. Foss |
| 11.) 1970 - 05 Jul. 1972 | Lcdr. Peter J. Mermagen (NROTC '60) (Rochester, N.Y.) |
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