USS Edsall (i)(DD-219)
| Navy | US Navy |
| Type | Destroyer |
| Class | Clemson |
| Pennant | DD 219 |
| Built by | William Cramp and Sons (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.) |
| Laid down | 15 Sep 1919 |
| Launched | 29 Jul 1920 |
| Commissioned | 26 Nov 1920 |
| Lost | 1 Mar 1942 |
| Loss position | 13.45S, 106.47E |
| History | Around 1800 hours on 1
March 1942 the Japanese battlecruisers Hiei and
Kirishima and heavy cruisers Chikuma and
Tone engage the damaged USS Edsall (Lt.Cmdr Joshua James
Nix) with gunfire. The Japanese ships fire over 1300 rounds at the Edsall
and score only two hits. An air strike on the Edsall by the nearby
carriers is requested. Soryu launches nine dive bombers
and the Akagi eight. The aircraft hit Edsall with 550lb
and 1100lb bombs and set her on fire. Eventually Edsall goes dead in the
water. The Heavy cruiser Chikuma moves in and destroys
the stationary Edsall with 6" gunfire. Around 1900 hours Edsall slides beneath the waves with all crew |
