17 June 1944: Orange, Tex. NavSource Naval History Photographic History of the United States Navy: DESTROYER ARCHIVE: USS SARSFIELD (DD-837). Navy Photo 529-44, aft plan view of the USS Taylor (DD 468) in San Francisco on 20 Jan 1944. USS Leutze (DD-481) underway in Elliott Bay, Seattle, Washington, on 5 April 1944. 27 July 1943: Fair immediately after her launching at Mare Island Navy Yard. 0658520. Site Check: NavSource Naval History Destroyer Escort - Frigates Index. Note About Contacts. Neuendorf carries Measure 31/14D camouflage scheme. After being torpedoed, she was taken under tow by an escorting destroyer escort, but she foundered, capsized, and sank. , Port Newark, N. As above. 17 November 1943: Commissioned at the Tennessee Coal and Iron Co. On 12 February 1942, Sutton was ordered to the Third Naval District to await transportation to light cruiser USS Juneau (CL 52). - USS Scroggins (DE 799) at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Military Sealift. The HF/DF was not usually deployed on Pacific Fleet destroyer escorts, since, while it was used to detect radio transmissions from enemy submarines, This was. Y. 0636501. PNCM, USNR (ret. Note the massive dome of the AN/SQS-26 sonar. He enlisted in the Marine Corps at Cleveland, Ohio on 1 October 1941, and received his recruit training at Parris Island, S. 3, also known as "Taffy 3," which were under his command during the heroic Battle off Samar, October 25, 1944 during the Battle for Leyte Gulf. Navy service, History Not Available) Crew Contact And Reunion InformationNavSource Naval History. ; Lcdr. , and Emily T Feagles who were married in New York about 1913. Official U. Awards, Citations and Campaign RibbonsUSS Shelton (DE 407) (April - October 1944) was the first ship to be named in his honor, she was succeeded by DD 790 (1946-1973). 23 March 1945: Ulithi Atoll, the Caroline Islands - Detail view of stern racks and smoke tanks aboard USS John C. - Douglas Munro's mother, Edith F. 21 June 1943: Commissioned, Lt. Davis (DE 136) 24 April 1945: Sunk, torpedoed while attacking by U-546 in the Western Atlantic. 01 from the Naval History and Heritage Command) 0616210. Contact information is compiled from various sources over a period of time and may, or may not, be correct. Pitching her forefoot out of the water,. - Pettit (DE 253) and Cockrill (DE. S. Newly commissioned American destroyer escorts were sent to Bermuda for crew shakedown training. 47k. 0653514. 05 May 1967: Newport, R. G. The following is a list of those Destroyer Escort. HMCS Margaree was a St. Naval Reserve on 13 December 1940. 8 × K-gun depth charge projectors. A. Sims (DE 1059) was the third ship named in his honor, she was preceded by DD 409 (1939-1942), and DE 154 (1943-1946). Henry had four siblings; Emily D. Donald C. Thomas and Mrs. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. 10k. 15 July 1946: Decommissioned at San Diego. As above. Navy Photo #DE-35-5384-43) 0603506. S. Both photos taken Jan 20, 1969 by the shipyard. The ships seen are (from right to left): USS O'Bannon (DD-450), USS Chevalier (DD-451) and USS Taylor (DD-468). 23 October 1943: Charleston, S. 225k. S. 302k. (CVS-14) and a Knox-class destroyer escort. Destroyer Archives. 01 May 1944: Brooklyn, N. Osberg (DE 538) Building and Operational Data : 03 November 1943: Keel laid by the Boston Navy Yard, Charlestown, Mass. NA 80G68125. 0658801. Day (DE 225) Building and Operational Data : 15 July 1943: Keel laid by the Philadelphia Navy Yard. 19 January 1944: Commissioned, Lcdr. Jones was in for a major overhaul between October and December 1944. Navy destroyer escort USS Crowley (DE 303) underway off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California. 07 December 1943: Launched. Munro, is shown at the ship's christening. Note short hull, without torpedo tubes, but with breaks between the midships deck-houses, and upper walkways fitted for heavy weather, as in British fleet destroyers. Hampton Roads, Va. S. WILLIAM D. C. The prints can be customized with ship's. Howard (DE 346) Building and Operational Data : 15 November 1943: Keel laid by the Consolidated Steel Corp. , Houston, Tex. S. ( U. The photo caption of this press photo read: A gaily decorated champagne bottle misses the bow of the destroyer escort U. 38k. Navsource DE/FF/LCS Archive Manager: 0639711: 546k: undated: A port bow view of the radar picket escort ship USS Wilhoite (DER 397 underway off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. ( U. sunk while at war. S. altitude. circa 1959: USS Snowden (DE 246), her crew at quarters, ready for leaving port. Nawman (DE 416), and USS Chester T. Phone: (717) 627-3413. 0602100602. Y. USS Charles S. The picture was taken from a transport carrying men of the 2nd Marine Div. Doyle (DE 368) (1943-1945) was. - Two views of USS Haverfield (DE 393) laying off the New York Navy Yard. ( U. Gay, Jr. Sperry (DD-697) and USS Waldron (DD-699) pierside in Guantanamo Bay, Santiago de Cuba 7-24-1948 to 8-07-1948 with Cass in the foreground. La Prade (DE 409) Building and Operational Data : 18 November 1943: Keel laid by the Brown Shipbuilding Co. Downey, Cal. Navsource: 0615202: 57k "U. Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive Exploded while handling ammunition at the Naval Ammunition Depot, Earle, N. In 1926, he attended submarine school and was assigned to USS S-24 (SS 129) during 1927-29. Photographed from a. Destroyers. 53k. P. , Tuesday afternoon. E. October 1945: Houston, Tex. - The second attempted christening of the future McMorris (DE 1036). A. M. (Photo A. She had been in the yard since 16 May. 268k. Brown, USNR, in. 26 June 1944: Commissioned at Hingham, Mass. S. on September 25 1943. Navy, assigned the name Engstrom. Decommissioned, 15. Archive Manager. Powell (DE 213) after conversion to a radar picket ship. - Starboard bow view of the newly recommissioned USS Thomas J. 51k. Carl David Peiffer was born 18 September 1915, in Wilmington, N. Thomason (DD 760) and Floyd B. ( U. Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive USS William Seiverling (DE 441) Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign: N - T - Y - W. , Houston, Tex. circa 1963: Westwego, La. She is painted in Camouflage Measure 31 Design 1d. S. ), a member of RAG-23's advisor team who was with Lt. - USS Voge underway in Narragansett Bay. Note the other escorts in the background. 435k. S. ) 04 February 1965: Bay City, Mi. C. 16 August 1943: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. 08 November 1943: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. 01 August 1970: Seattle, Wash. Laid down by Dravo, Wilmington De. 14 October 1943: Launched and christened, sponsored by Miss Katherine Day, youngest sister of Chief Water Tender Day. , Houston, Tex. Four views of the USS Niblack (DD-424) late summer 1972 in Newport RI. 1945: at sea - The destroyer escort USS Donaldson (DE 44) comes alongside an unknown aircraft carrier. Navy photo #CP-DE-99-19-N-51463 from the National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Md. - Otter shown lying to off the New York Navy Yard. Official U. J. USS Fiske (DE 143) (1943-1944) was the first ship named in his honor, she was succeeded by DD 842 (1945-1980). ( Photo courtesy of the U. USS Underhill (DE 682) 16 September 1943: Keel laid by the Bethlehem Steel (Fore River Yard) Shipyard, Inc. Destroyer Archives Manager, Navsource: 0676505: 71k: September 1953: the North Atlantic - Taken from USS Caloosahatchee (AO 98), by RM1 John A. US Warships Lost During. 20 September 1962: New York, N. Meyerkord the day he was killed in Vietnam. ( U. USS Woodson (DE 359) (1944-1962) was the first ship to be named in his honor. 04 November 1943: Keel laid at the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. 17 December 1943: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. S. Tom Kerman. PORTER was completed with three twin 40-mm mounts and eleven 20-mm guns. Photo #: NH 107412. Page (DEG 5) was the first ship named in his honor. S. 29 October 1943: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. Taussig (DE 1030), are part of a six-ship group visiting the city before. , was born on 04 February 1916 in Bronxville, N. Navsource Online: History Page USS Darby DE 218. 06 September 1943: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. NavSource Naval History. 0663514. View This Vessels DANFS History Entry. 0675002. Navsource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive Gary (DE 61) / HMS Duckworth (K. Hubert Montgomery Hayter was born in Abingdon, Va. During the assault on Lae, New Guinea, 04 September 1943, the LST's were under heavy air attack. Navy photo # 1147524 and # 1147522 from the United States National Archives) Mike Green. Navy photo NAID # 6417242 from the National Archives) Bob Hurst. USS Farquhar (DE 139) (1943-1946) was the second ship named in his honor, she was preceded by DD 304 (1920-1930). The Gun Destroyer Escorts: Evarts Class - Boston Navy Yard, Charlestown, Mass. 38k. S. 12k. 77k. Annie L. The decommissioned battleship USS South Dakota (BB 57) is in the background. Davis (DE 136) to a unidentified CVE. 0609909. Under this program the Royal Navy received 31 destroyer escorts from the navy yard. Herbert M. Robert Svingen (Co-sponsor, the widow of 1Lt. 222k. Summer 1953: Copenhagen, Denmark - Four destroyer escorts make a Scandinavian port visit during a North Atlantic Midshipman Cruise. Navsource: 0625013: 131k: 1944: The United States Navy destroyer escort USS Hurst (DE 250) underway whilst on convoy duty in the Atlantic in 1944, and manned by the U. Todd, in command. Destroyer Squadron 17, photographed at the foot of Broadway, San Diego, California, in March 1955. Robert Svingen, Mrs.