USS Corry (DD-463)
USS Corry rescues survivors of U-801, 17 March 1944. |
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Charleston Navy Yard |
| Laid down: | 4 September 1940 |
| Launched: | 28 July 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 18 December 1941 |
| Fate: | Sunk 6 June 1944 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Gleaves-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,630 tons |
| Length: | 348 ft 3 in (106.15 m) |
| Beam: | 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
| Draft: | 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m) |
| Propulsion: | 50,000 shp (37 MW); 4 boilers; 2 propellers |
| Speed: | 37.4 knots (69 km/h) |
| Range: | 6,500 nautical miles at 12 kt (12,000 km at 22 km/h) |
| Complement: | 16 officers, 260 enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns, 6 × 0.50 in. (12.7 mm) guns, 6 × 20 mm AA guns, 10 × 21 in (53 cm) torpedo tubes, 2 × depth charge tracks |
USS Corry (DD-463), a Gleaves-class destroyer, (also known as Bristol-class), was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander William M. Corry, Jr., an officer in the Navy during World War I and a recipient of the Medal of Honor.
Corry was launched 28 July 1941 by Charleston Navy Yard, sponsored by Miss Jean Constance Corry; commissioned 18 December 1941, Lieutenant Commander E. C. Burchett in command; and reported to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet.
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