USS Rinehart (DE-196)
USS Rinehart (DE-196) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys.
She was named after Clark Franklin Rinehart who was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross posthumously for his actions during the Battle of the Coral Sea. The ship was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey, on 21 October 1943; launched on 9 January 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Dorothy Ruth Rinehart; and commissioned at New York on 12 February 1944, Lt. Partee W. Crouch in command. Later this ship was commanded by future football coach Woody Hayes.
Read more about USS Rinehart (DE-196): World War II North Atlantic Operations, Transfer To The Pacific Theatre, End-of-War Activity, Return To The East Coast, Post-War Decommissioning
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