USS Bostwick DE 103

USS BOSTWICK DE-103

Named for Rear Admiral Lucius Allyn Bostwick, b. 21 February 1869, Providence, RI; Navy Cross for his service as CO of SOUTH DAKOTA (AC-9) during WWI; d. 14 January 1940, Washington, DC

Type: DET
Builder: DWD
Keel laid 02/06/43
Launched 08/30/43
Commissioned 12/01/43
First CO: Lt Cdr J. H. Church, Jr.
Decommissioned 04/30/46; three battle stars
To China as TAI TSANG 12/14/48
Stricken 02/10/49
Sailed to Taiwan 1949
Scrapped 1973

Unit of CortDiv 48

From the research of Anne McCarthy,
with contributions by Pat Perrella and Pat Stephens, webmaster. March 2006

Photo courtesy of the USN War College