USS Schenck

	USS Schenk underway
History
United States
Name	Schenk
Namesake	James F. Schenck
Builder	New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey
Laid down	26 March 1918
Launched	23 April 1919
Commissioned	30 October 1919
Decommissioned	9 June 1922
Recommissioned	1 May 1930
Reclassified	Miscellaneous auxiliary, AG-82, 25 September 1944
Decommissioned	17 May 1946
Reclassified	AG-82, 25 September 1944
Stricken	5 June 1946
Fate	Sold for scrapping 25 November 1946
General characteristics
Class and type	Wickes-class destroyer
Displacement	1,211 tons
Length	314 ft 5 in (95.8 m)
Beam	31 ft (9.4 m)
Draft	9 ft 4 in (2.8 m)
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h)
Complement	122 officers and enlisted
Armament	4 × 4 in (102 mm)/50 guns; 1 × 3 in (76 mm)/23 guns; 12 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes;

USS Schenck (DD-159) was a

Rear Admiral James F. Schenck

, USN (1807–1882).

Construction and commissioning

Schenck was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden in New Jersey on 26 March 1918, launched on 23 April 1919, sponsored by Miss Mary Janet Earle and commissioned on 30 October 1919.

Service history

Schenck was attached to the

Philadelphia

on 9 June 1922.

Schenck was recommissioned on 1 May 1930, and trained

Gulf coasts

from May 1935 until the outbreak of war in Europe.

World War II

On 9 September 1939, Schenck commenced Neutrality Patrol duty off the east coast; and, after overhaul, moved to Key West for further patrols. During the summer of 1940, she made two midshipman cruises from Annapolis. She then carried out more patrols in the Caribbean, between 22 August and 8 December 1940, between 15 January and 18 March 1941, and between 27 June and 14 July 1941. Training and repairs filled intervals between her patrols.

On 15 September 1941, Schenck arrived at

Boston

for repairs.

North Atlantic convoys escorted

Convoy	Escort Group	Dates	Notes
HX 152		30 Sept-9 Oct 1941^[1]	from Newfoundland to Iceland prior to US declaration of war
ON 26		20-29 Oct 1941^[2]	from Iceland to Newfoundland prior to US declaration of war
ON 28		31 Oct-3 Nov 1941^[2]	from Iceland to Newfoundland prior to US declaration of war
HX 160		17-25 Nov 1941^[1]	from Newfoundland to Iceland prior to US declaration of war
ON 41		4-14 Dec 1941^[2]	from Iceland to Newfoundland; war declared while escorting convoy
HX 167		29 Dec 1941-7 Jan 1942^[1]	from Newfoundland to Iceland
ON 55		15-19 Jan 1942^[2]	from Iceland to Newfoundland
HX 174		2-16 Feb 1942^[1]	from Newfoundland to Iceland
SC 71		5 March 1942^[3]	Iceland shuttle
SC 73		17 March 1942^[3]	Iceland shuttle
SC 75		24 March 1942^[3]	Iceland shuttle
SC 77		11–14 April 1942^[3]	Iceland shuttle
ON 89		23–29 April 1942^[2]	from Iceland to Newfoundland
ON 90		2–5 May 1942^[2]	from Newfoundland to United States
SC 95	MOEF group A3	8-14 Aug 1942^[3]	from Newfoundland to Iceland
SC 97		29 Aug-1 Sept 1942^[3]	Iceland shuttle
SC 99		15 Sept 1942^[3]	Iceland shuttle
ON 136		5-9 Oct 1942^[2]	Iceland shuttle
SC 103		10 Oct 1942^[3]	Iceland shuttle
Convoy SC 107		5-7 Nov 1942^[3]	Iceland shuttle
SC 110		29 Nov-2 Dec 1942^[3]	Iceland shuttle
SC 112		19-21 Dec 1942^[3]	Iceland shuttle
ON 156		25-30 Dec 1942^[2]	Iceland shuttle
SC 114		^[3]	Iceland shuttle
SC 116		16-22 Jan 1943^[3]	Iceland shuttle
Convoy SC 118		6-9 Feb 1943^[3]	Iceland shuttle
HX 226		19-20 Feb 1943^[1]	Iceland shuttle
SC 120		26 Feb 1943^[3]	Iceland shuttle

Mid-Atlantic

Reassigned to more southerly routes, Schenck resumed convoy escort duties on 28 April 1943, and, during the summer, escorted convoys between east coast ports, the Caribbean, and

wolf pack attack on Card; for her continued aggressive action after the sinking of Leary, despite having only fourteen depth charges

left; and for her skillful rescue of Leary's survivors.

In February and March 1944, Schenck made one more round-trip convoy voyage from the east coast to

Quonset Point, Rhode Island

, until the end of the war. This service is not without its dangers. The ship was twice holed by exercise torpedoes which failed to run at set depth and once struck by a low-flying aircraft.

Schenck was

Boston Naval Shipyard on 17 May 1946, stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 5 June 1946 and sold for scrap to the Boston Metals Company at Baltimore in Maryland

on 25 November 1946.

Awards

Schenck received one

battle star

for her World War II service.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "HX convoys". Andrew Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "ON convoys". Andrew Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "SC convoys". Andrew Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 2011-06-21.

Bibliography

Wright, Christopher C. (1986). "The U.S. Fleet at the New York World's Fair, 1939: Some Photographs from the Collection of the Late William H. Davis". Warship International. XXIII (3): 273–285.
ISSN 0043-0374
.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

External links

NavSource.org DD-159

[hxconvoy-1] "HX convoys". Andrew Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 2011-06-19.

[onconvoy-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "ON convoys". Andrew Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 2011-06-19.

[scconvoy-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "SC convoys". Andrew Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 2011-06-21.

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