USS Walke (DD-723), an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Henry A. Walke, a Rear Admiral during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War.

USS Walke (DD-723), refueling from the British Carrier HMS Victorious (R 38) in May, 1965 during the SEATO Exercise Seahorse. The huge 'Seaborn Supermarket' operation involved the transfer of fuel, ammunition and stores among ships of …

USS Walke (DD-723) Off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California, 11 October 1961, at the completion of her FRAM II modernization. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

Launched October 27, 1943 as USS Walke (DD-723) the third warship with the named for named for Rear Admiral Henry A. Walke who served in the Civil War and Mexican–American War, sponsored by Mrs. Douglas Dillon. Commissioned January 21, 1944 in the U.S. Navy (USN) at Boston Navy Yard.

USS WALKE DD-723. The Tin Can Sailor, January 2011. The WALKE (DD‑723) was launched on 27 October 1943 by Maine’s Bath Iron Works and commissioned at the Boston Navy Yard on 21 January 1944. By 14 May, she was headed for Europe where, with DesDiv 119, she headed for Normandy’s beaches on 6 June.

2022年4月6日 · A new Walke (DD-723), a 376-foot Sumner-class destroyer with an assigned crew of more than 300, was commissioned in January 1944 and provided cover for the D-Day landings in Normandy on June...

Walke (DD-723) earned six battle stars during World War II, four battle stars in the Korean conflict, and seven battle stars for Vietnam service.

USS Walke, a 2200-ton Allen M. Sumner class destroyer, was built at Bath, Maine. Commissioned in January 1944, she visited Washington, D.C. in mid-February, while en route to undergo shakedown training off Bermuda.

The USS Walke (DD-723) was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer laid down on June 7, 1943, as DD-723 and launched on October 27, the same year. It was commissioned on January 21, 1944, under Commander John C. Zahm’s command and served in the US Navy for 26 years until it was decommissioned on November 30, 1970.

Commands listed for USS Walke (ii) (DD 723) Please note that we're still working on this section and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.