Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Allen M. Sumner |
Pennant | DD 777 |
Built by | Todd-Pacific Shipyards, Inc. (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | 7 Aug 1942 |
Laid down | 24 Dec 1943 |
Launched | 19 Jul 1944 |
Commissioned | 25 Oct 1944 |
End service | 19 Mar 1971 |
History | Decommissioned and stricken 19 March 1971. |
Commands listed for USS Zellars (DD 777)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt.Cdr. Blinn van Mater, USN | 25 Oct 1944 | 8 Feb 1945 (1) |
2 | T/Cdr. Leon Samuel Kintberger, USN | 8 Feb 1945 |
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Notable events involving Zellars include:
25 Mar 1945
USS Zellars arrived in the Okinawa area.
12 Apr 1945
USS Zellars is damaged by a Japanese kamikaze aircraft of Okinawa in position 26°00'N, 128°00'E. Zellars limped into Kerama Retto with extensive damage later that day.
1 Jun 1945
USS Zellars puts into Long Beach Naval Shipyard for permanent repairs.
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