USS Talbot (DD-114)
USS Talbot alongside
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Talbot |
Namesake | Silas Talbot |
Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia |
Yard number | 451 |
Laid down | 12 July 1917 |
Launched | 20 February 1918 |
Commissioned | 20 July 1918 |
Decommissioned | 31 March 1923 |
Recommissioned | 31 May 1930 |
Decommissioned | 9 October 1945 |
Reclassified |
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Stricken | 24 October 1945 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping 30 January 1946 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Wickes-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,154 tons |
Length | 314 ft 4 in (95.8 m) |
Beam | 30 ft 11 in (9.4 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 10 in (3.0 m) |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
Complement | 122 officers and enlisted |
Armament |
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USS Talbot (DD-114) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War I and later designated APD-7 in World War II. She was the first ship named in honor of Silas Talbot.
Construction and commissioning
Talbot was
Service history
Talbot stood out of
Talbot was recommissioned on 31 May 1930, and joined Destroyer Squadron (DesRon) 10 of the
World War II
The day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Talbot got underway in the screen of the aircraft carrier Saratoga and headed for Hawaii. She arrived at Pearl Harbor exactly a week after the Japanese raid, patrolled off the islands for ten days, and returned to San Diego. In February 1942, the ship joined the Patrol Force of the 12th Naval District and escorted convoys along the Pacific coast.
Late in May, Talbot stood out of
The next day, the high-speed transport got underway for Hawaii, and she arrived at Pearl Harbor the following week. On 2 April, she headed for Espiritu Santo to join Transport Division (TransDiv) 12. For two months, the APD participated in training exercises with her division and also escorted ships to New Caledonia, New Zealand, Australia, and Guadalcanal.
In mid-June, she joined Task Group (TG) 31.1, the Rendova Attack Group, for the invasion of New Georgia. She and Zane were to capture two small islands that controlled the entrance to Roviana Lagoon from Blanche Channel. The two ships embarked troops of the 169th Infantry Regiment at Guadalcanal, and, on 30 June, they were off their assigned beaches when the assault began. Heavy rains obscured the islands, and Zane ran aground at 0230. After landing her troops and supplies without opposition, Talbot attempted to pull the minesweeper free but failed. Then, Rail arrived and pulled Zane free while Talbot provided air protection. During the operation, enemy aircraft could be seen attacking the main landing force. On the night of 4 July, the ship and six other high speed transports arrived off Rice Anchorage. During the landing of assault troops the next morning, a Japanese "long-lance" torpedo sank Strong, one of the destroyers of the bombardment group.
Talbot returned to Guadalcanal to prepare for the occupation of Vella Lavella. On 14 August, she sortied with TG 31.5, the Advance Transport Group of the Northern Landing Force. The assault forces went ashore from the destroyer transports the next morning, unopposed. However, two hours later, the Japanese began air attacks against the ships and kept up the raids throughout the day. Nevertheless, the American fleet suffered no damage and claimed to have shot down 44 of the enemy planes.
The high-speed transport next devoted over a month to escorting smaller ships and carrying supplies to various islands in the
On 3 November, Talbot called at
Talbot continued to Cape Torokina and arrived there in the midst of another air attack. She landed her troops and headed for Guadalcanal.
After her engines were
On the night of 30 January, the destroyer transports landed the raiding party; withdrew from the area; and returned the next night to pick them up. Talbot disembarked the New Zealanders at Vella Lavella and the Navy men at Guadalcanal. On 13 February, Talbot reembarked New Zealand troops and sortied with TF 31, the Green Islands Attack Group. She was off Bara-hun Island on 15 February and launched her part of the assault wave. She then shuttled reinforcements and supplies from Guadalcanal to the Green Islands.
On 17 March, the transport loaded elements of the 2d Battalion, 4th Marines, at Guadalcanal and sailed with the amphibious force to the
Talbot joined the 5th Fleet at Guadalcanal on 13 May and began training with underwater demolition teams. On 4 June, she joined a convoy to the
Talbot returned to Pearl Harbor early in September and steamed onward to Eniwetok and Manus. She embarked Underwater Demolition Team No. 3 on 12 October and sortied with TG 77.6, the Bombardment and Fire Support Group, for
Talbot headed toward Oro Bay, joined George Clymer, escorted her to Cape Gloucester, and returned to Seeadler Harbor on the 8th. Two days later, she was anchored there, only some 800 yards (732 m) from Mount Hood, when that ammunition ship suddenly exploded and showered her with over 600 pounds (272 kg) of metal and debris. The transport was holed in several places and some crew members were injured. Talbot's boats searched for survivors but found none.
On 15 December 1944, after the high-speed transport's damage had been repaired at Manus, Talbot got underway and proceeded, via Aitape, to
On 14 February, the high-speed transport embarked units of the 151st Infantry Regiment and steamed to
On 22 April, Talbot joined a convoy bound for
Talbot arrived at San Pedro on 6 July and was to be reconverted into a destroyer. Her classification reverted to DD-114 on 16 July. However, a Board of Inspection and Survey recommended that she be inactivated. Talbot was decommissioned on 9 October and struck from the
Awards
Talbot received eight
Citations
- ^ "Destroyer Escort Photo Index DEG-4 / FFG-4 USS TALBOT". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
References
- Wright, C. C. (2003). "Question 40/02: Submarines Expended as Targets 1922". Warship International. XL (4): 286–298. ISSN 0043-0374.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.