USS Rombach
_underway_in_the_Pacific_Ocean,_in_1954.jpg) USS Rombach underway in the Pacific Ocean
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Rombach |
| Namesake | Severin Louis Rombach |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Laid down | 10 April 1944 |
| Launched | 6 June 1944 |
| Commissioned | 20 September 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 9 January 1958 |
| Stricken | 1 March 1972 |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping 19 December 1972 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | John C. Butler-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement | 1,350 long tons (1,370 t) |
| Length | 306 ft (93 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 8 in (11.18 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp (8,900 kW); 2 propellers |
| Speed | 24 knots (44 km/h) |
| Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h) |
| Complement | 14 officers, 201 enlisted |
| Armament |
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USS Rombach (DE-364) was a
U.S. Navy during World War II. The primary purpose of the destroyer escort was to escort and protect ships in convoy, in addition to other tasks as assigned, such as patrol or radar picket
.
Namesake
Severin Louis Rombach was born on 26 November 1914 in
Grosse Ile, Michigan on 5 May 1939. He was appointed aviation cadet on 21 September 1939 and was designated naval aviator on 10 May 1940. On 12 June 1940, he was promoted to ensign, and shortly thereafter he was assigned to USS Enterprise for duty flying with Torpedo Squadron 6. He was promoted to Lieutenant (junior grade)
on 28 May 1942.
He was reported
Navy Cross
.
Construction and commissioning
The ship's
launched on 6 June 1944, sponsored by Mrs. Severin L. Rombach, widow of Lieutenant (junior grade) Rombach and commissioned
on 20 September 1944.
Operational history
World War II Pacific Theatre operations
Following
Philippine Islands. Then she served in the Manila Bay area, Luzon, Philippine Islands. Beginning 26 April, Rombach spent a month with the Local Naval Defense Force, Lingayen Gulf, Luzon
, Philippine Islands.
She resumed operations with her escort division from 27 May to 8 August, operating in a
Okinawa
convoy routes north of Luzon until after the cessation of hostilities, 14 August 1945.
End-of-war activity
Employed in air-sea rescue operations during the latter part of August, Rombach was engaged in occupational landings on 5 September at
Jinsen, Korea; on 1 October at Taku, China, and on 5 October at Qingdao. She then served with the "Magic Carpet" fleet from 8 October to 22 November escorting transports to East China ports where servicemen were embarked for return to the United States
.
In July 1946 Rombach was assigned to the
, California.Final decommissioning
On 9 January 1958 she decommissioned at
INSURV
inspection team determined her unfit for further service. On 19 December 1972 she was sold for scrapping.
References
- ^ Athena Yearbook, 1936. University of Ohio. 1936. p. 37. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
External links
- Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
- NavSource Online: Destroyer Escort Photo Archive - USS Rombach (DE-364)
