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Casualty Info
Home Town Annapolis, MD
Last Address Washington, DC
Casualty Date Jul 26, 1944
Cause KIA-Body Not Recovered
Reason Other Explosive Device
Location Pacific Ocean
Conflict World War II
Location of Interment U.S. Naval Academy Cemetery and Columbarium (VLM) - Annapolis, Maryland
Wall/Plot Coordinates (memorial marker)
Military Service Number 74 869
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Additional Information
Last Known Activity:
LCDR Kimmel, was the Commanding Officer of the USS Robalo (SS-273) when it was sunk on July 26, 1944. Unsubstatiated reports state that he survived the sinking and was taken prisoner by the Japanese; however, there are no official records to support the claim. He was listed as missing in action and later declared dead.
New Mexico Class Battleship: Displacement 32,000 Tons, Dimensions, 624' (oa) x 97' 5" x 31' 1" (Max). Armament 12 x 14"/50 22 x 5"/51, 8 x 3"/50 2 x 21" tt. Armor, 13 1/2" Belt, 18" Turrets, 3 1/2" +2" Decks, 16" Conning Tower. Machinery, 32,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws. Speed, 21 Knots, Crew 1084.
Operational and Building Data: Laid down by Newport News, Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA., April 5, 1915. Launched January 25 1917. Commissioned December 18 1917. Reclassified Gunnery Training Ship, AG-128, February 15, 1946. Stricken July 30, 1956. Decommissioned September 17, 1956.
Fate: Sold November 28, 1956 and broken up for scrap.