USS Abel P. Upshur
Abel P. Upshur during her 1930–1934 stint in U.S. Coast Guard service.
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Abel P. Upshur |
Namesake | Abel Parker Upshur |
Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry-dock Co. |
Laid down | 5 April 1918 |
Launched | 4 July 1918 |
Commissioned | 19 July 1919 |
Decommissioned | 7 August 1922 |
Recommissioned | March 1928 |
Decommissioned | 5 November 1930 |
Stricken | 5 November 1930 |
Fate | Transferred to U.S. Coast Guard 5 November 1930 |
Acquired | 21 May 1934 (from U.S. Coast Guard) |
Recommissioned | 4 December 1939 |
Decommissioned | 23 September 1940 |
Stricken | 8 January 1941 |
Identification | DD-193 |
Fate | Transferred to United Kingdom 9 September 1940 |
United States Coast Guard | |
Name | USCGD Abel P. Upshur |
Namesake | Previous name retained |
Acquired | 5 November 1930 (from U.S. Navy) |
Commissioned | 5 November 1930 |
Decommissioned | 21 May 1934 |
Identification | CG-15 |
Fate | Transferred to U.S. Navy 21 May 1934 |
United Kingdom | |
Name | HMS Clare |
Acquired | 9 September 1940 |
Commissioned | 9 September 1940 |
Decommissioned | August 1945 |
Identification | I14 |
Fate | Sold and scrapped 1947 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Clemson-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,308 tons |
Length | 314 ft 4 in (95.81 m) |
Beam | 30 ft 11 in (9.42 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
Speed | 35.18 knots (65.15 km/h; 40.48 mph) |
Complement | 122 |
Armament |
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USS Abel P. Upshur (DD-193) was a Clemson-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard until transferred to the United Kingdom in 1940. During World War II, she served in the Royal Navy as HMS Clare.
Construction and commissioning
Named after
Service history
United States
Following her commissioning, Abel P. Upshur was assigned to Destroyer Division 37, Squadron 3,
Abel P. Upshur assumed duties at the
Abel P. Upshur was returned to Navy custody on 21 May 1934 but was laid up at Philadelphia until 4 December 1939, when she was again placed in commission and assigned to the
On 9 September 1940, Abel P. Upshur was
United Kingdom
As HMS Clare, she was assigned to the 1st Town Flotilla and arrived at Belfast, Northern Ireland, on 26 September 1940. Clare joined Escort Group 7 and escorted transatlantic convoys. On 20 February 1941, she rescued the crew of the sinking British steamship Rigmor. In the early hours of 21 February, the destroyer collided with the motor vessel Petertoum and suffered some damage.
After undergoing repairs at
In the fall of 1942, the destroyer took part in the landings of the invasion of North Africa
In July 1943, the ship participated in the invasion of Sicily. She entered drydock at Cardiff, Wales in September of that year, returned to action in May 1944, and served as a target ship for aircraft in the Western Approaches Command. In August 1945, Clare was reduced to reserve at Greenock, Scotland. Declared obsolete, she was allocated for scrap in 1947, arriving at Troon on 18 February 1947 to be broken up by West of Scotland Shipbreaking Co Ltd.
Notes
- ^ Lenton&Colledge (1968) pp.92–94
References
- Lenton, H.T. and Colledge J.J. (1968). British and Dominion Warships of World War II. Doubleday and Company.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.