The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Collision of Allied Ships Off North Carolina in 1942-- Part 2: Climbed Overboard

The destroyer USS Roper was called to assist.  When roll was called on the Semmes afterwards, everyone was present, plus they added added one.  J. Woods, of the Seneteur Duhamel had climbed aboard when the two ships were locked together.

The Semmes' executive officer and Wood took a boat to find the Duhamel and reached it just in time to see it sink.  The masts were still above water.

They picked up the Duhamel's crew and took them to the Roper.  There were no deaths from either ship.

There was a comment from Dan. L. Nichols saying that his father was on the Semmes (AG-24) a Clemens Class destroyer commissioned in 1918 as DD-184.  It served as a destroyer until 1935 when it was reclassified.  His father was a torpedoman's mate 1st class and served on the Semmes from Feb. 27, 1942 until Oct. 12, 1943, was at the collision.

--GreGen

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