USS Truxton (DD-229)
| Navy | US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Clemson |
| Pennant | DD 229 |
| Built by | William Cramp and Sons (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | 3 Dec 1919 |
| Launched | 28 Sep 1920 |
| Commissioned | 16 Feb 1921 |
| Lost | 18 Feb 1942 |
| Loss position | wrecked in a gale at Chamber's Cove, Newfoundland, 47.002'N,- 55.001'W. |
| History | |
| First she
served in the Pacific, then when war broke out she escorted convoys in the
Atlantic.
On 18 February, 1942 she ran aground in heavy weather on Ferryland Point, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, and almost immediately broke up. Despite the help of locals, 113 of her crew died and there were only 33 survivors. The Commanding officer Lt Cdr Ralph Hickok was amongst those who died in this tragedy.
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