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USS Fiske

USS Fiske is documented as an ships in the WAR-CL-000226 roster.

DE-143 · Edsall classUnited States NavyWorld War IIVerified subject image
USS Fiske (DE-143) underway in New York Harbor, 20 October 1943. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1967.
USS Fiske (DE-143) underway in New York Harbor, 20 October 1943. Courtesy of Donald M. McPherson, 1967. (Official US Navy photo #NH53909, from the Naval Historical Center.) Official US Navy photo taken from https://www.navsource.net/archives/06/images/0614302.jpgPublic domainImage source
Hull / pennantDE-143
ClassEdsall class
NavyUnited States Navy
CountryUnited States
Recorded statusSunk

What is known about this ship

USS Fiske is documented as an ships in the WAR-CL-000226 roster.

Service history

Disposition note: sunk in wartime service.

Class context: Edsall class

The Edsall class was a mass-produced U.S. destroyer-escort design optimized for convoy protection and antisubmarine warfare.

Later service and disposition

sunk in wartime service.

This ship is recorded as a member of Edsall class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. H-064-3: Close Quarters Antisubmarine Warfare (Part 3) ↗Naval History and Heritage Command · accessed 2026-09-18
  2. Edsall class destroyer escorts ↗uboat.net · accessed 2026-09-18
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