USS Sigourney (DD-643) [SEP] vessel class
USS Sigourney (DD-643)
USS "Sigourney" (DD-643) was a "Fletcher"-class destroyer, the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Sigourney, an officer during the War of 1812.
"Sigourney" was laid down on 7 December 1942 by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine, launched on 24 April 1943, sponsored by Miss Amy C. Olney; and commissioned on 29 June 1943, Commander W. L. Dyer in command.
World War II.
The destroyer underwent
USS Sigourney
Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS "Sigourney" for James Butler Sigourney.
- The first USS "Sigourney" (DD-81) was a "Wickes"-class destroyer from 1918, and was later transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS "Newport".
- The second USS "Sigourney" (DD-643) was a "Fletcher"-class destroyer from 1943 to 1960.