Swanson waiting in the slot as escorts fuel from tanker.
Convoy is on the far horizon in this 1942 Atlantic photo.

Destroyer At War Online: The story of the USS Swanson DD443

Action Lists::
List of all hostile depth charging and gunfire attacks.
List of Battle Stars.

Atlantic Operations:
Chapter I: North Atlantic Escort Duty
Chapter II: Invasion of North Africa
Chapter III: Invasion of Sicily

Pacific Operation's:
Chapter IV: Invasion of the Admiralty Islands
Chapter V: Invasion of Hollandia, Biak, Noemfoor, and Cape Sanspor
Chapter VI: Screen Duty with the Fast Carrier Task Force 38
Chapter VII: Marianas Patrol ,Later Duties, and Decommissioning.

More Details:
Swanson, Wilkes, and Coghlan under way
Hunt and Kill of U173
Collision with USS Roe DD418
Lifeguard Duty: The rescue of a B29 bomber crew.

Return to the USS Swanson