USS Flusser (DD-368)

Charles Williamson Flusser, born 27 September 1832 at Annapolis, Md., entered the Naval Academy in 1847, and after graduation served with distinction in command of Commodore Perry in the attack on Roanoke Islands and other operations in North Carolina waters during the Civil War. Later in command of Miami, Lieutenant Commander Flusser was killed in the action with CSS Albemarle off Plymouth, N.C., 19 April 1864.

The fourth Flusser (DD-368) was launched 28 September 1935 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J.; sponsored by Mrs. F. W. Packard; and commissioned 1 October 1936, Commander F. L. Lowe in command.

Flusser sailed from New York 1 December 1936 for a shakedown cruise which found her operating with Squadron 40-T, a unit formed to protect American interests in the Western Mediterranean during the Spanish Civil War. She returned to Hampton Roads 9 February 1937, and for the next 5 months operated along the east coast as far north as Maine. On 16 July, she arrived at San Diego, Calif., her base for Pacific and Caribbean operations until October 1939, aside from a 2-week visit to Washington earlier that year.

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From the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, compiled by the Naval History and Heritage Command (Flusser IV (DD-368)). A work of the United States Government, in the public domain.