USS Tillman (DD-641), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for United States Senator Ben Tillman. In commission from 1942 to 1947, she saw service in World War II, primarily in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
USS Tillman off the New York Navy Yard, New York, 8 October 1944.
Dual launch of Tillman and Beatty
Japanese approaching Tillman in preparation for the surrendering of Yap Island
Japanese atoll commander on Tillman for the surrendering of Yap Island
The Gleaves-class destroyers were a class of 66 destroyers of the United States Navy built 1938–42, designed by Gibbs & Cox. The first ship of the class was USS Gleaves. They were the destroyer type that was in production for the US Navy when the United States entered World War II.
USS Buchanan in 1942