USS Metcalf (DD-595)

USS Metcalf (DD-595)

USS Metcalf (DD-595), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Boatswain's Mate James Metcalf, who served on the schooner Enterprise during the First Barbary War.

Metcalf was laid down by Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, Wash., 10 August 1943; launched 25 September 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Harold C. Pound; and commissioned 18 November 1944, Commander David L. Martineau in command.