USS Kendrick (DD-612)
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| Name: | USS Kendrick (DD-612) |
| Namesake: | Charles S. Kendrick |
| Builder: | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Pedro, California |
| Launched: | 2 April 1942 |
| Commissioned: | 12 September 1942 |
| Decommissioned: | 31 March 1947 |
| Struck: | 1 May 1966 |
| Fate: | Destroyed in tests |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Benson-class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 1,620 tons |
| Length: | 348 ft 4 in (106.17 m) |
| Beam: | 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
| Draught: | 11 ft 9 in (3.58 m) |
| Speed: | 37.5 kts (69,5 km/h) |
| Complement: | 256 |
| Armament: | 4 x 5 in (130 mm)/38 guns, 4 x 40 mm., 6 dcp., 2 dct., 5 x 21 inch (533 mm) tt. |
USS Kendrick (DD-612) was a Benson-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Charles S. Kendrick.
Kendrick was launched 2 April 1942 by Bethlehem Steel Corporation, San Pedro, California; sponsored by Mrs. J. Hanson Delvac, a great-granddaughter of Acting Master Charles S. Kendrick; and commissioned 12 September 1942, Lieutenant Commander C. T. Caufield in command.
After shakedown exercises along the West Coast, Kendrick cleared San Diego, California on 11 December 1942 and arrived Casco Bay, Maine on 28 December for ASW exercises. The destroyer then sailed to New York to join Convoy UG-S-4 and sailed 13 January 1943 for Casablanca. She returned to New York 13 February with another convoy, and commenced patrol, escort, and training from Norfolk, Virginia to Newfoundland. Kendrick departed New York 28 April for a round trip escort mission to Oran, Algeria, and returned New York on 8 June.
After 3 days, the destroyer once again steamed toward the Mediterranean Sea, escorting Rear Admiral Alan G. Kirk's Task Force 85, which carried Major General Troy Middleton's 45th Infantry Division. She arrived Oran, staging area for the invasion of Sicily, on 22 June. Kendrick sailed 5 July and arrived off the beaches of Scoglitti 4 days later. She guarded transports and landing craft until 12 July, then steamed as escort for troop ships via Oran to New York, arriving there 4 August.
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