USS Arnold J. Isbell (DD-869) [SEP] vessel class
USS Arnold J. Isbell
USS "Arnold J. Isbell" (DD-869), a "Gearing"-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Arnold J. Isbell, an aircraft carrier captain during World War II.
Her keel was laid down on 14 March 1945 at Staten Island, New York, by Bethlehem Mariners Harbor. She was launched on 6 August 1945 sponsored by Mrs. Arnold J. Isbell, the widow of Captain Isbell; and commissioned on 5 January 1946 with Commander Carlton B. Jones in
submarine Warfare, Navy Department, Washington, D.C., for a year. He then reported to the Pacific Fleet for assignment as Commanding Officer of USS "Yorktown". It was while taking passage on USS "Franklin" prior to assuming command that Isbell lost his life when the carrier was hit by bombs from a Japanese plane off Okinawa on March 19, 1945.
Namesake and honors.
The destroyer USS "Arnold J. Isbell" (DD-869) was named in Captain Isbell's honor. In addition, the Captain