USS Schroeder
USS Schroeder in October 1945
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Schroeder |
Namesake | Seaton Schroeder |
Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey |
Laid down | 25 June 1942 |
Launched | 11 November 1942 |
Commissioned | 1 January 1943 |
Decommissioned | 29 April 1946 |
Stricken | 1 October 1972 |
Fate | Sold for scrap, 1 January 1974 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Fletcher-class destroyer |
Displacement | 2,050 tons |
Length | 376 ft 6 in (114.76 m) |
Beam | 39 ft 8 in (12.09 m) |
Draft | 17 ft 9 in (5.41 m) |
Propulsion | 60,000 shp (45,000 kW); 2 propellers |
Speed | 35 kn (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
Complement | 336 |
Armament |
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USS Schroeder (DD-501), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy, named for Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder (1849–1922). Entering service in 1943, the ship saw action during World War II, participating in the Battle of Tarawa. Following the war the destroyer was placed in reserve, remaining in this state until 1972. She was sold for scrap in 1974.
Construction and career
Schroeder was
1943
Schroeder provided escort for two separate aircraft carriers making shakedown cruises to the Caribbean and a convoy of merchant ships bound for Casablanca before steaming to the Pacific.
After an overhaul at
After the Wake Island bombardment, Schroeder sailed to the
1944
Schroeder was back with her division, on 1 February 1944, when it screened transports and provided fire support for the
On 20 March, Schroeder and her division bombarded Japanese coast defenses at Kavieng, New Ireland, with nearly 900 rounds of ammunition; departing for Efate in the evening.
Schroeder loaded ammunition at
Schroeder operated in the
On 11 July the DD and her division departed for the Mariana Islands. From 16 to 20 July, the division bombarded the Tumon area of Guam. Schroeder then served on picket duty until 4 August when she escorted a convoy back to Eniwetok. After returning to Espiritu Santo for a period of upkeep and logistics, she sailed for Humboldt Bay on 22 August.
Schroeder was assigned to TG 77.5 which sortied, on 13 September, for the invasion of
The destroyer sailed, on 13 October, with TF 78 for
1945
On 11 January 1945, Schroeder moved down the coast to San Diego. Departing there on 20 January, the veteran destroyer was back in Ulithi on 7 February where she joined TF 58, the Fast Carrier Task Force. The task force sortied on 10 February. On 16 and 17 February, the carriers launched attacks against airfields, aircraft factories, and shipping in the Tokyo area. The next day, the flattops launched strikes against the Volcano Islands in preparation for the forthcoming assault against that Japanese bastion.
Schroeder returned to Ulithi in early March, but, by 23 March, was again operating off the Japanese home islands. Detached from the task group on 31 March, she and
Schroeder returned to Ulithi, from 27 April to 9 May, for a period of upkeep, replenishment, and recreation. She rejoined the fast carriers three days later as they conducted bombing and photographic missions over
Task Force 58 entered
On 6 September, with hostilities ended, the task force entered
Schroeder was decommissioned on 29 April 1946 and placed in the
Honors
Schroeder received 10
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.