USS Samuel N. Moore (DD-747)
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 Quincy (CA-39) on 20 May 1942 and died on the night of 9 August 1942 when that cruiser was sunk while fighting in the Battle of Savo Island.
Samuel N. Moore (DD-747) was laid down on 30 September 1943 by the Bethlehem Steel Company Shipbuilding Yard, Staten Island, New York; launched on 23 February 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Samuel N. Moore; and commissioned on 24 June 1944, Commander Horatio A. Lincoln in command.
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