USS Samuel N. Moore

USS Samuel N. Moore (DD-747), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Samuel N. Moore. He took command of the cruiser Quincy on 20 May 1942 and died on the night of 9 August 1942 when the ship was sunk while fighting in the Battle of Savo Island. Samuel N. Moore (DD-747) was laid down on 30 September 1943 by Bethlehem Mariners Harbor Shipbuilding Yard, Staten Island, New York and launched on 23 February 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Samuel N. Moore. The ship was commissioned on 24 June 1944, Commander Horatio A. Lincoln in command.

USS Samuel N. Moore

USS Samuel N. Moore (DD-747), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Samuel N. Moore. He took command of the cruiser Quincy on 20 May 1942 and died on the night of 9 August 1942 when the ship was sunk while fighting in the Battle of Savo Island. Samuel N. Moore (DD-747) was laid down on 30 September 1943 by Bethlehem Mariners Harbor Shipbuilding Yard, Staten Island, New York and launched on 23 February 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Samuel N. Moore. The ship was commissioned on 24 June 1944, Commander Horatio A. Lincoln in command.