Hull Number: DE-392
Launch Date: 08/29/1943
Commissioned Date: 11/27/1943
Decommissioned Date: 05/01/1946
Call Sign: NTHN
Class: EDSALL
EDSALL Class
Namesake: HOWARD DEEL MERRILL
HOWARD DEEL MERRILL
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, January 2018
Ens. Howard Deel Merrill, born 16 December 1917 at Provo, Utah, was appointed midshipman at the Naval Academy 25 June 1936. Commissioned ensign 6 June 1940, he reported for duty in Arizona 2 July. He was declared dead as of 7 December 1941, as a result of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Disposition:
Stricken 2 April 1971. Sold 30 September 1974 for scrapping.