USS Stern (DE-187)
USS Stern (DE-187) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. She returned home at war's end with a three battle stars.
She was named in honor of Charles M. Stern, Jr., was on duty in battleship USS Oklahoma on 9 April 1941 and was killed when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. The ship was laid down on 12 August 1943 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newark, New Jersey; launched on 31 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Joan M. Stern; and, commissioned on 1 December 1943, Comdr. James R. Hinton, USNR, in command.
Read more about USS Stern (DE-187): World War II North Atlantic Operations, Transferred To The Pacific Theatre, Supporting Invasion of The Philippines, Shooting Down Japanese Planes, Return To The U.S. East Coast, Reactivation and Decommissioning, Awards
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