Hull Number: DE-267
Launch Date: 04/22/1943
Class: EVARTS
EVARTS Class
Namesake: RICHARD JOHN DEMPSEY
RICHARD JOHN DEMPSEY
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, April 2016
Richard John Dempsey, born 8 February 1919 in New York City, N.Y., was commissioned ensign 14 November 1940. Lieutenant (junior grade) Dempsey was killed in the Battle of Savo Island 9 August 1942 when his ship Vincennes (CA-44) was sunk.
Disposition:
To Britain 23 Aug 43 as Cooke, stricken 8 May 46