USS Buck (DD-420)
| Navy | US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Sims |
| Pennant | DD 420 |
| Built by | Philadelphia Navy Yard (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Laid down | 6 Apr 1938 |
| Launched | 22 May 1939 |
| Commissioned | 15 May 1940 |
| Lost | 9 Oct 1943 |
| Loss position | off Salerno in position 39º57'N, 14º28'E |
| History |
At 00.36 hours on 9 October 1943, the USS Buck
(Lt.Cdr. Millard Jefferson Klein) was on patrol , when she was hit in the
bow by a Gnat fired by U-616 (Koitschka).,
causing the forward magazine to explode and sank within four minutes. The 76 survivors were picked up by the American destroyers USS Gleaves (DD 423) USS Plunkett and the British landing craft HMS LCT-170. Amongst the 166 killed was the Commanding Officer. |
