Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Fletcher |
Pennant | DD 801 |
Built by | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 4 Aug 1942 |
Laid down | 3 Aug 1943 |
Launched | 10 Apr 1944 |
Commissioned | 8 Jul 1944 |
Lost | 6 Apr 1945 |
Loss position | 27° 16'N, 127° 48'E |
History | USS Colhound (Cdr. George Rees Wilson, USN) was sunk after being hit by four kamikaze aircraft north-west of Okinawa in position 27º16'N, 127º48'E, 35 of her crew were lost with the ship. |
Commands listed for USS Colhoun (ii) (DD 801)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | T/Cdr. George Rees Wilson, USN | 8 Jul 1944 | 6 Apr 1945 |
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