USN
Fletcher Type Destroyer
June 11, 1944 off Mare
Dimensions
377' / 39' / 13"
Crew
186
Armament
5"/38 caliber guns
10 x 21-inch torpedo tubes
Ship
History
The USS Bush was named in honor of Marine Lieutenant William Sharp Bush. Lt. Bush was killed on August 19, 1812 while serving aboard the USS Constitution. Commissioned May 10, 1943,
Wartime History
After her shakedown cruises and exercises, the BUSH spent late 1943 patrolling Alaskan waters near Adak, Alaska. BUSH departed from the Aleutians Islands near the end of November 1943.
Sinking History
Sunk by Japanese suicide kamikazie planes on April 6, 1945 off Okinawa while on Radar Picket Duty. Almost split in two, and sank with the loss of 87 of her crew.
