Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Destroyer |
Class | Clemson |
Pennant | DM 21 |
Mod | Destroyer minelayer |
Built by | Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.) |
Ordered | |
Laid down | 18 Jun 1919 |
Launched | 20 Apr 1920 |
Commissioned | 9 Jun 1920 |
End service | |
History | Reclassified as destroyer minelayer DM-21 on 30 June 1937 |
Commands listed for USS Sicard (DM 21)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
Commander | From | To | |
1 | Arthur Marion Townsend, USN | May 1939 | 15 Mar 1941 |
2 | Lt.Cdr. William Christian Schultz, USN | 15 Mar 1941 | May 1942 |
3 | T/Lt.Cdr. William Julius Richter, USN | May 1942 | 24 Aug 1943 |
4 | T/Lt.Cdr. John Vavasour Noel, Jr., USN | 24 Aug 1943 | 12 Mar 1944 |
5 | T/Lt. James Warren Botten, USN | 12 Mar 1944 | 27 Apr 1945 |
6 | Albert Grant Fenley, USNR | 27 Apr 1945 | 21 Nov 1945 |
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Notable events involving Sicard include:
16 Dec 1944
USS Charr (Cdr. F.D. Boyle, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Connolly (Lt.Cdr. W.A. Collier, USNR) and USS Sicard (Lt. J.W. Botten, USN).
21 Dec 1944
USS Charr (Cdr. F.D. Boyle, USN) conducted exercises off Pearl Harbour together with USS Doherty (Lt. W.J. O'Brien, USNR), USS Cabana (Lt.Cdr. R.L. Bence, USNR), USS Sicard (Lt. J.W. Botten, USN), USS YMS 193, USS YMS 235, USS YMS 374, USS Blower (Cdr. J.H. Campbell, USN), USS Ronquil (Lt.Cdr. H.S. Monroe, USN) and USS Threadfin (Cdr. J.J. Foote, USN).
24 Jul 1945
USS Blackfin (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Kitch, USN) conducted exercises off Midway together with USS Loeser (Lt.Cdr. J. Proctor, USNR), USS Sicard (Lt. A.G. Fenley, USNR), USS PC-778 (Lt. F.J. Whittlessey, USNR), USS ATR-26 (Lt. R. MacLetchie, USNR), USS ATR-63 (Lt. R.W. Coffey, USN), USS Muskalunge (Cdr. W.H. Lawrence, USN) and USS Tilefish (Cdr. W.F. Schlech, Jr., USN).
25 Jul 1945
USS Blackfin (Lt.Cdr. W.L. Kitch, USN) conducted exercises off Midway together with USS Loeser (Lt.Cdr. J. Proctor, USNR), USS Sicard (Lt. A.G. Fenley, USNR), USS PC-778 (Lt. F.J. Whittlessey, USNR), USS ATR-26 (Lt. R. MacLetchie, USNR), USS ATR-63 (Lt. R.W. Coffey, USN).
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