USS Abner Read (DD-526)

USS Abner Read (DD-526)

USS Abner Read (DD-526) was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Lieutenant Commander Abner Read.

She was laid down on 30 October 1941 at San Francisco by Bethlehem Steel, launched on 18 August 1942, sponsored by Mrs. John W. Gates, and commissioned on 5 February 1943 with Commander T. Burrowes in command.