Name Samuel Moore | Commands held USS Quincy (CA-39) Years of service 1913–1942 Launched February 23, 1944 | |
Born September 7, 1891
Washington, D.C. ( 1891-09-07 ) Died August 9, 1942(1942-08-09) (aged 50)
Battle of Savo Island Allegiance United States of America Battles/wars Occupation of Vera Cruz
World War I
World War II
*Battle of Savo Island Role Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer Builder Bethlehem Steel, Staten Island | ||
Service/branch United States Navy Construction started September 30, 1943 | ||
Samuel Nobre Moore (7 September 1891 – 9 August 1942) was an officer in the United States Navy during World War II.
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Biography
Born in Washington, D.C., Moore entered the United States Naval Academy in 1909 and was commissioned Ensign in 1913.
From April 1914 to February 1915, he served on board USS Hopkins (DD-6) and participated in the occupation of Veracruz. He served in USS Nicholson (DD-52) from May 1915 to January 1917, and in USS Michigan (BB-27) while the United States participated in World War I.
During the interwar period, he held numerous naval posts ashore and at sea with the Atlantic, Pacific, and Asiatic Fleets. In command of Destroyer Division 21 from September 1937 into 1939, Moore organized the New England section of the Neutrality Patrol in late 1939. He took command of USS Quincy (CA-39) on 20 May 1942 and died on the night of 8–9 August 1942 when that cruiser was sunk while fighting in the Battle of Savo Island.
Namesake
In 1944, the destroyer USS Samuel N. Moore (DD-747) was named for him, sponsored by Mrs. Samuel N. Moore.