USS Wren (DD-568)
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| History | |
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 United States
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| Namesake: | Solomon Wren |
| Builder: | Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corporation |
| Laid down: | 24 April 1943 |
| Launched: | 29 January 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 20 May 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 1963 |
| Struck: | 1 December 1974 |
| Honours and awards: |
3 Battle Stars |
| Fate: | Sold for scrap, 22 October 1975 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Fletcher class destroyer |
| Displacement: | 2,050 tons |
| Length: | 376 ft 6 in (114.7 m) |
| Beam: | 39 ft 8 in (12.1 m) |
| Draft: | 17 ft 9 in (5.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | 60,000 shp (45 MW); 2 propellers |
| Speed: | 35 kn (65 km/h) |
| Range: | 6500 nm (12,000 km) @ 15 kn |
| Complement: | 273 |
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USS Wren (DD-568) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Sergeant Solomon Wren, USMC, who took part in Lieutenant Stephen Decatur's raid into Tripoli harbor during the First Barbary War.
Wren was laid down on 24 April 1943 at Seattle, Wash., by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp.; launched on 29 January 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Jeanne F. Dockweiler; and commissioned on 20 May 1944, Commander Edwin A. McDonald in command.
Following commissioning, Wren operated out of San Diego, Calif. conducting shakedown training. In August, she reported for duty with the Northern Pacific Force in the Aleutian Islands. Her duties there consisted largely of patrol and escort work between the islands of the Aleutian chain. She did, however, participate in four shore bombardment missions against the Japanese Kuril Islands with Task Force 92 (TF 92) between November 1944 and April 1945. Her first action occurred on 21 November 1944 when she participated in the shelling of Matsuwa. Her second and third bombardment missions took her to Paramushiro on 5 January and 18 February 1945, respectively. Her final bombardment of the Kurils took place on 15 March 1945, and Matsuwa again served as the target.
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