I am the USS Allen, commissioned January 24th, 1917, decommissioned October 15th, 1945. I served the full duration of both World Wars. In the first, I was one of the most active destroyers in the Atlantic ocean, performing seventeen depth charge attacks and one gunnery attack on suspected targets. I was at Pearl Harbor in the second war, afterwards, resuming my traditional anti-submarine patrol duties and went on to train many US submarines in the best ways to penetrate ASW defensive positions.
I am the USS Allen, and I have never accomplished anything of note. Nearly all of the depth-charge attacks I performed were later found to be false alarms, and none were ever found to have damaged or sunk an enemy sub. I never took battle damage, and the only real battle I ever fought in was the attack on Pearl Harbor. I downed two fighters that day, and assisted in bringing down a third. Afterwards, my captain noted in his report that "no damage to attacking forces was seen to have been inflicted by this ship."
I am, "That one ship that was also there."
I am the USS Allen, and I have never accomplished anything of note. Nearly all of the depth-charge attacks I performed were later found to be false alarms, and none were ever found to have damaged or sunk an enemy sub. I never took battle damage, and the only real battle I ever fought in was the attack on Pearl Harbor. I downed two fighters that day, and assisted in bringing down a third. Afterwards, my captain noted in his report that "no damage to attacking forces was seen to have been inflicted by this ship."
I am, "That one ship that was also there."