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Warrington

Ship Designation: 
DD-383
Date Lost: 
Wednesday, September 13, 1944
Lost in Hurricane
On 10 September 1944, Warrington in company with USS Hyades (AF 28) departed Norfolk VA bound for Trinidad. Both ships encountered heavy weather along the Florida coast which developed into a hurricane. Warrington started taking water from the storm through her vents and engineering spaces which caused a chain reaction of losing electrical power and ships power and ultimately ship's stability. Order was given to abandon ship. 321 crewmembers died in the accident - there were 73 survivors.

Lost At Sea Log

Number of sailors in this log: 173

Name Service Branchsort descending
Sea 1c Alfred Mitchell USN
Sea 2c John Kilfoyle USN
Sea 2c Clarence Lambert USN
Sea 1c Herbert Wilson USN
StM 1c Perley Boyd USN
Sea 1c John Tipton USN
Sea 1c David Swartz USN
Sea 2c Stanley Roellich USN
MM 1c Howard Perry USN
WT 2c Harold Hamel USN
Lt Kenneth Davis USN
Sea 2c Roy Miskimmin USN
Sea 2c Reuben Kilmer USN
Sea 2c William Underwood USN
Sea 2c Theron Williams USN
Sea 1c James Brand USN
CRM Arthur Tolman USN
Sea 1c Vernon Thomas USN
Sea 1c Clifford Senior USN
SC 3c Garrett Peratt USN

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Submitted by Capt. Robt. Strange USN Ret.