| Navy | The US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Fletcher |
| Pennant | DD 591 |
| Built by | Charleston Navy Yard (Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | 9 Sep 1940 |
| Laid down | 20 Jan 1943 |
| Launched | 7 Apr 1943 |
| Commissioned | 4 Nov 1943 |
| Lost | 16 Jun 1945 |
| Loss position | 26° 08'N, 127° 35'E |
| History | Sunk by Japanese aircraft off the southern end of Okinawa in position 26º08'N, 127º35'E, 193 of her crew were lost with the ship. |
Commands listed for USS Twiggs (ii) (DD 591)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Cdr. John Benjamin Fellows, Jr., USN | 4 Nov 1943 | 6 Apr 1944 |
| 2 | T/Cdr. George Philip, Jr., USN | 6 Apr 1944 | 16 Jun 1945 (+) |
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