USS Plunkett DD431
| Navy | US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Benson / Gleaves |
| Pennant | DD 431 |
| Built by | Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. (Kearny, New Jersey, U.S.A.) |
| Laid down | 1 Mar 1939 |
| Launched | 9 Mar 1940 |
| Commissioned | 17 Jul 1940 |
| Decommissioned | 3 May 1946 |
| History | |
| North Africa-Naples
convoys, interspersed with fire support missions, continued until 21
January 1944, Cape Anzio after delivering the craft, she remained in the
area to screen the transports. On the 24th January 1944 she fell victim to
one of the numerous air attacks and 52 crew were
killed. Transferred to Taiwan 16 February 1954 and renamed Nan Yang. Nan Yang was stricken and scrapped in 1975. |
