USS Somers

The USS Somers (DD-381) was the fifth U.S. fighting ship to bear the Somers name. Launched on 13 March 1937 and commissioned on 1 December of the same year, she became part of the Neutrality Patrol, where she vigilantly patrolled the waters of the western Atlantic. On 6 November 1941, the Somers took part in one of her better known naval actions as she and the cruiser Omaha (CL-4) captured the German blockade-runner ...