USS Baron DE 166

USS BARON DE-166

Named for Lieutenant Commander Richard S. Baron, b. 22 January 1901, Lowell, MA; Navy Cross for bravery at Cavite, Philippines; KIA 15 March 1942 during bombing of Cebu City

Type: DET
Builder: FED
Keel laid 11/30/42
Launched 05/09/43
Commissioned 07/05/43
First CO: Lt Cdr D. McVicker (1)
Decommissioned 04/26/46
3 battle stars

To Uruguay as URUGUAY 05/03/52
Stricken 05/14/52
Scrapped 1990

Unit of CortDiv 11

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

Photo courtesy of the USN War College