USS Parker (DD-604)
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Parker (DD-604) |
Namesake | Foxhall A. Parker, Jr. |
Builder | Bethlehem Mariners Harbor, Staten Island |
Laid down | 9 June 1941 |
Launched | 12 May 1942 |
Commissioned | 31 August 1942 |
Decommissioned | 31 January 1947 |
Stricken | 1 July 1971 |
Nickname(s) | "The Punchy P" |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 1973 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Benson-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,620 tons |
Length | 348 ft (106 m) |
Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
Draught | 13 ft 4 in (4.06 m) |
Speed | 36 kts (66.7 km/h) |
Complement | 276 |
Armament | 4 x 40 mm , 10 x 21” (533 mm) tt., 1 dct., 1 dcp. (hh.) |
Aircraft carried | 1 |
USS Parker (DD-604) was a
Parker was laid down 9 June 1941 by the
1942-1943
After her shakedown cruise along the East Coast and in
1944, including Operation Anvil
From 7 February to 2 April 1944, the ship trained near
On 21 April Parker departed New York for the Mediterranean arriving at
(Sicily) bombarding positions on the shore and escorting convoys.From 13 August to 17 August Parker took part in
1945, including transfer to Pacific and home
After repairs at
Following training at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, Parker proceeded to the West Coast via Panama City, Panama, and the Panama Canal. She departed San Diego 29 July for Hawaii, arriving Pearl Harbor 4 August.
On 17 August, the ship departed
The final wartime mission, the trip home: She continued from
Fate
After returning home, Parker decommissioned 31 January 1947, entered the U.S. Atlantic Reserve Fleet; and was berthed at Charleston, South Carolina. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 July 1971 and sold for scrap in 1973.
Awards
Parker received four
References
- ^ Grandfather's log book.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here. This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
External links
- Photo gallery at navsource.org