Ship's patches courtesy of Mike Smolinski

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - N - N - N
Tactical Voice Radio Call: "Smoky Hill"

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row:
Second Row:

"Mare Est Vita Mea"
(The Sea Is My Life)

Specifications:
Class: Evarts
Type: GMT (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, short hull, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,140 tons (light), 1,430 tons (full)
Length: 283' 6" (wl), 289' 5" (oa)
Beam: 35' 0" (extreme)
Draft: 11' 0" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 19 kts
Range: 4,150 nm @ 12 knots
Armament: 3 - 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 - 1.1"/75 cal. Mk2 quad AA (4x1), 9 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Complement: 15 / 183

Ship Name (DE ---) Building and Operational Data:

: Keel laid by the

: Launched and christened, sponsored by

: Commissioned, Lcdr

Specifications:
Class: Evarts (Lend-Lease) (Royal Navy Captain Class)
Type: GMT (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, short hull, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,140 tons (light), 1,430 tons (full)
Length: 283' 6" (wl), 289' 5" (oa)
Beam: 35' 0" (extreme)
Draft: 11' 0" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 19 kts
Range: 4,150 nm @ 12 knots
Armament: 3 - 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 4 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 4 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Complement: 15 / 183

HMS Ship Name (K.) Building and Operational Data:

: Keel laid by the Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Mass.

: Launched

: Transferred to Great Britain as Lend-Lease, commissioned as

: Returned to U.S. Navy custody

: Struck from the NVR

: Sold for scrapping

Specifications:
Class: Buckley
Type: TE (turbine-electric drive, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1400 tons (light), 1740 tons (full)
Length: 300' (wl), 306' (oa)
Beam: 36' 9" (extreme)
Draft: 10' 6" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 2 "D" Express boilers, G.E. turbines with electric drive, 12000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 24 kts
Range: 6,000 nm @ 12 knots
Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 twin 40mm Mk1 AA, 8 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 3 x 21" Mk15 TT (3x1), 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Complement: 15 / 198

Ship Name (DE ---) Building and Operational Data:

: Keel laid by the

: Launched and christened, sponsored by

: Commissioned, Lcdr

Specifications:
Class: Buckley (lend-lease), Royal Navy - Captain Class
Type: TE (turbine-electric drive, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1400 tons (light), 1740 tons (full)
Length: 300' (wl), 306' (oa)
Beam: 36' 9" (extreme)
Draft: 13' 6" (max draft)
Propulsion: 2 "D" Express boilers, G.E. turbines with electric drive, 12000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 24 kts
Range: 4,940 nm @ 12 knots
Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1-1.1"/75 Mk2 quad AA (4x1), 8-20mm Mk 4 AA (varied by ship), 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10, 4 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Complement: 186

HMS Ship Name (K.) Building and Operational Data:

: Keel laid by the Bethlehem Hingham Shipyard, Hingham, Mass.

: Launched

: Transferred to Great Britain as Lend-Lease, commissioned as

: Returned to U.S. Navy custody

: Struck from the NVR

: Sold for scrapping

Specifications:
Class: Cannon
Type: DET (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, long hull, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1240 tons (light), 1620 tons (full)
Length: 300' (wl), 306' (oa)
Beam: 36' 10" (extreme)
Draft: 10' 6" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 4 GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 21 kts
Range: 10,800 nm @ 12 knots
Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 twin 40mm Mk1 AA, 8 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 3 x 21" Mk15 TT (3x1), 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Complement: 15 / 201

Ship Name (DE ---) Building and Operational Data:

: Keel laid by the

: Launched and christened, sponsored by

: Commissioned, Lcdr

Specifications:
Class: Edsall
Type: FMR (geared diesel, Fairbanks-Morse reverse gear drive, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1200 tons (light), 1590 tons (full)
Length: 300' (wl), 306' (oa)
Beam: 36' 10" (extreme)
Draft: 20' 6" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 4 Fairbanks-Morse Mod. 38d81/8 geared diesel engines, 4 diesel-generators, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 21 kts
Range: 9,100 nm @ 12 knots
Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 twin 40mm Mk1 AA, 8 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 3 x 21" Mk15 TT (3x1), 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Complement: 8 / 201

Ship Name (DE ---) Building and Operational Data:

: Keel laid by the

: Launched and christened,

: Commissioned, Lcdr

Specifications:
Class: Rudderow
Type: TEV (turbo-electric drive, long hull, 5" guns)
Displacement: 1,450 tons (light), 1,810 tons (full)
Length: 300' (wl), 306' (oa)
Beam: 36' 9" (extreme)
Draft: 13' 9" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 2 CE boilers, G.E. turbines with electric drive, 12000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 24 kts
Range: 5,050 nm @ 12 knots
Armament: 2 - 5"/38 Mk30, 4 - 40mm Mk1 AA (2x2), 10 x 20mm/70 Mk 4 AA, 3 x 21" Mk15 TT (3x1), 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (230 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors (40), 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks (60)
Complement: 12 / 192

Ship Name (DE ---) Building and Operational Data:

: Keel laid by the

: Launched and christened,

: Commissioned, Lcdr

Specifications:
Class: John C. Butler
Type: WGT (geared-turbine drive, 5" guns)
Displacement: 1350 tons (light), 1745 tons (full)
Length: 300' (wl), 306' (oa)
Beam: 36' 10" (extreme)
Draft: 11' 0" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 2 "D" Express boilers, 2 geared turbine engines, 12,000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 24 kts
Range: 6,000 nm @ 12 knots
Armament: 2 - 5"/38 cal. DP guns (2x1), 4 - 40mm AA (2x2), 10 - 20mm AA, 3 - 21" TT, 1 Mk10 Hedgehog, 8 Mk6 Depth Charge Projectors, 2 Mk9 Depth Charge Stern Racks
Complement: 14 / 201

Ship Name (DE ---) Building and Operational Data:

: Keel laid by the

: Launched and christened,

: Commissioned, Lcdr

Specifications:
Class: Dealey
Type: SCB No. 72 / 1952 - 53
Number in Class: 3
Displacement: 1,314 tons (light), 1,940 tons (full)
Length: 308' (wl), 314' 6" (oa)
Beam: 36' 0" (extreme)
Draft: 18' 10" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 2 Foster-Wheeler boilers; 1 De Laval geared turbine; 20,000 shp; 1 shaft
Speed: 27 kts
Range: 6,000 nm @ 12 knots
Complement: 12 / 161
Guns: 4 - 3"/50 (76mm) Mk33 Guns (2x2)
ASW Weapons: 1 Squid ASW mortar (none in DE 1015), 6 - 12.75" (324mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes (2x3) / Mk 46 torpedos
Radars: AN/SPS-10 (surface), AN/SPS-6C (air)
Sonars: AN/SQS-4
Fire Control Systems: Mk63 Gun FCS, Mk105 Underwater Battery FCS

Dealey (DE 1006) Building and Operational Data:

: Keel laid at the

: Launched and christened,

Specifications:
Class: Courtney
Type: SCB No. 72 / 1954 - 55
Number in Class: 10
Displacement: 1,314 tons (light), 1,877 tons (full)
Length: 308' (wl), 314' 6" (oa)
Beam: 36' 9" (extreme)
Draft: 19' 6" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 2 Foster-Wheeler boilers; 1 De Laval geared turbine; 20,000 shp; 1 shaft
Speed: 26 kts
Range: 6,000 nm @ 12 knots
Complement: 12 / 161
Guns: 4 - 3"/50 (76mm) Mk33 Guns (2x2)
ASW Weapons: 1 Mk 108 ASW rocket launcher, 6 - 12.75" (324mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes (2x3) / Mk 46 torpedos
Radars: AN/SPS-10 (surface), AN/SPS-6C (air)
Sonars: AN/SQS-4
Fire Control Systems: Mk63 Gun FCS, Mk105 Underwater Battery FCS

Courtney (DE 1021) Building and Operational Data:

: Keel laid at the

: Launched and christened,

Specifications:
Class: Claud Jones
Type: SCB No. 131 / 1956-57
Number in Class: 4
Displacement: 1,314 tons (light), 1,916 tons (full)
Length: 301' (wl), 312' (oa)
Beam: 38' (extreme)
Draft: 18' (draft limit)
Propulsion: 4 Fairbanks-Morse 38ND8 Diesels, 8,852 shp, 1 shaft
Speed: 22 kts
Range: 7,000 nm @ 12 knots
Complement: 12 / 159
Guns: 2 - 3"/50 Mk 33 (2x1)
ASW Weapons: 2 - Mk 11 Hedgehog, 6 - 12.75" (324mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes (2x3) / Mk 46 torpedos
Radars: AN/SPS-10 (surface), AN/SPS-6C (air)
Sonars: AN/SQS-4
Fire Control Systems: Mk70 Gun FCS, Mk105 Underwater Battery FCS

Claud Jones (DE 1033) Building and Operational Data:

: Keel laid at the

: Launched and christened,

Specifications:
Class: Bronstein
Type: SCB No. 199 / 1960
Number in Class: 2
Displacement: 2,360 tons (std), 2,650 tons (full)
Length: 350' 0" (wl), 371' 6" (oa)
Beam: 40' 6" (extreme)
Draft: 23' 0" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 2 Foster Wheeler 600-psi boilers; 1 DeLaval geared turbine; 35,000 shp; 1 shaft
Speed: 24 kts
Range: 3,000 nm @ 20 knots
Complement: 16 / 183
Guns: 2 - 3"/50 (76mm) Mk33 Guns (1x2) (300 rds)
ASW Weapons: 1 Mk16 ASROC launcher (1x8) (8 missiles), 6 - 12.75" (324mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes (2x3) / Mk 46 torpedos (18)
Radars: AN/SPS-10 (surface), AN/SPS-40 (air)
Sonars: AN/SQS-26, TASS
Fire Control Systems: Mk56 Mod 39 Gun FCS, Mk114 Mod 7 ASW FCS

Bronstein (DE 1037) Building and Operational Data:

; Keel laid at the

: Launched and christened,

Specifications:
Class: Garcia
Type: SCB No. 199A / 1961 - 1963
Number in Class: 10
Displacement: 2,620 tons (std), 3,400 tons (full)
Length: 390' 0" (wl), 414' 6" (oa)
Beam: 44' 0" (extreme)
Draft: 24' 0" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 2 Foster Wheeler 1200-psi boilers; 1 Westinghouse geared turbine; 35,000 shp; 1 shaft
Speed: 27 kts
Range: 4,000 nm @ 20 knots
Complement: 13 / 234
Guns: 2 - 5"/38 Mk30 Gun (2x1) (350 rounds)
ASW Weapons: 1 - Mk16 ASROC launcher (1x8) (16 missiles), 6 - 12.75" (324mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes (2x3) / Mk 46 torpedos (18)
Radars: AN/SPS-10 (surface), AN/SPS-40 (air)
Sonars: AN/SQS-26AXR in DE 1040 - 1045, AN/SQS-26BX in DE 1047 - 1051
Fire Control Systems: Mk56 Mod 43 Gun FCS, Mk114 Mod 8/11 ASW FCS
Helicopter: 1 - SH-2 LAMPS Helicopter

Garcia (DE 1040) Building and Operational Data:

: Building contract awarded to

: Keel laid by the

: Launched and christened, sponsored by

: Commissioned, Cmdr.

Specifications:
Class: Brooke
Type: SCB No. 199B / 1962 - 1963
Number in Class: 6
Displacement: 2,620 tons (std), 3,400 tons (full)
Length: 390' 0" (wl), 414' 6" (oa)
Beam: 44' 0" (extreme)
Draft: 24' 0" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 2 Foster Wheeler 1200-psi boilers; 1 Westinghouse geared turbine; 35,000 shp; 1 shaft
Speed: 27 kts
Range: 4,000 nm @ 20 knots
Complement: 17 / 219
Missiles: 1 single arm Mk22 Mod 0 launcher for Tartar / Standard-MR SAMs (16)
Guns: 1 - 5"/38 Mk30 Gun (1x1) (350 rounds)
ASW Weapons: 1 Mk16 ASROC launcher (1x8) (16 missiles), 6 - 12.75" (324mm) Mk 32 torpedo tubes (2x3) / Mk 46 torpedos (18)
Radars: AN/SPS-10F (surface), AN/SPS-52 (3-D air)
Sonars: AN/SQS-26AX
Fire Control Systems: 1 - Mk56 Mod 43 Gun FCS, 1 - Mk74 Mod 2/6 missile FCS, 1 - AN/SPG-51C missile radar, 1 - Mk114 Mod 10/13 ASW FCS
Helicopter: 1 - SH-2 LAMPS Helicopter

Brooke (DEG 1) Building and Operational Data:

: Keel laid at the

: Launched and christened,

: Commissioned, Cmdr.

Specifications:
Class: Knox
Type: SCB No. 199C / 1964
Number in Class: 46
Displacement: 3020 tons (std), 4065 tons (full)
Length: 415' (wl), 438' (oa)
Beam: 46' 9" (extreme)
Draft: 24' 9" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 2 Combustion Engineering 1200psi boilers; 1 Westinghouse geared turbine; 35,000 shp; 1 shaft
Speed: 27 kts
Range: 4,500 nm @ 20 knots
Complement: 16 / 211
Missiles: 1 8-tube Mk25 Sea Sparrow BPDMS in DE 1052-1069, 1071-1083, 1 8-tube Mk29 NATO Sea Sparrow IPDMS in DE 1070, Harpoon missiles from modified ASROC launcher
Guns: 1 x 5"/54 cal. DP Mk 42 (600 rds)
ASW Weapons: 1 Mk16 ASROC launcher (16 missiles), 4-12.75" (324mm) Mk 32 (4x1 fixed) tubes / Mk 46 torpedos (6)
Radars: AN/SPS-10 (surface), AN/SPS-40 (air), AN/SPS-58 threat warning in some ships
Sonars: AN/SQS-26CX, AN/SQS-35 IVDS in FF-1052, 1056, 1063-1071, 1073-1076, 1078-1097
Fire Control Systems: Mk68 Mod. 11/13/14 Gun FCS, Mk114 Mod 14/16 ASW FCS
Helicopter: 1 - SH-2 LAMPS Helicopter

Knox (DE 10--) Building and Operational Data:

: Building contract awarded to

: Keel laid by the

: Launched and christened, sponsored by

: Commissioned, Cmdr.

Specifications:
Class: Oliver Hazard Perry (Short Hull, As Built)
Type: SCB No. 201 / 1973 - 1978
Number in Class: 25 (7, 9 - 16, 19 - 34)
Displacement: 3109 tons (std), 3993 tons (full)
Length: 408' (wl), 445' (oa)
Beam: 45.4' (extreme)
Draft: 24' 6" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 2 GE LM 2500 gas turbine engines; 41,000 shp; 1 shaft, cp propeller, 325 hp retractable propeller pods
Speed: 29 kts
Range: 4,500 nm @ 20 knots, 5400 nm @ 16 knots
Complement: 13 / 206 (includes 19 man air detachment)
Missiles: 1-Mk 13 Mod 4 launcher, 4-SSM McDonnell-Douglas Harpoon missiles, 36-GDC-Pomona Standard SM-1MR missiles
Guns: 1 OTO Melara Mk 75 3"/62 cal., 1 Vulcan Phalanx CIS, 4-.50 cal. MGs
ASW Weapons: 6-324mm Mk 32 (2 triple) tubes / Mk 46 torpedoes
Radars: AN/SPS-55 (surface), AN/SPS-49(V)214 (air)
Sonars: AN/SQS-56, AN/SQR-19 TACTAS (Towed Array)
Elec. Warfare: SLQ-25 Nixie System, SLQ-32(V)2 Electronic Countermeasures System
Fire Control Systems: 1 Mk13 Weapon-Direction System, 1 Mk92 weapons FCS, 1 modified SPG-60 STIR radar (Separate Target Illumination Radar)
Helicopter: 1 - SH-2 LAMPS Helicopter

Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG --) Building and Operational Data:

: Building contract awarded to

: Keel laid by the

: Launched and christened, sponsored by

: Commissioned, Cmdr.

Specifications:
Class: Oliver Hazard Perry (Long Hull, LAMPS III modified, As Built)
Type: SCB No. 261 / 1979 - 1984
Number in Class: 26 (8, 36-43, 45-61)
Displacement: 3174 tons (std), 4082 tons (full)
Length: 408' (wl), 453' (oa)
Beam: 45.4' (extreme)
Draft: 24' 6" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 2 GE LM 2500 gas turbine engines; 41,000 shp; 1 shaft, cp propeller, 325 hp retractable propeller pods
Speed: 29 kts
Range: 4,500 nm @ 20 knots, 5400 nm @ 16 knots
Complement: 13 / 206 (includes 19 man air detachment)
Missiles: 1-Mk 13 Mod 4 launcher, 4 SSM McDonnell-Douglas Harpoon missiles, 36 GDC-Pomona Standard SM-1MR missiles
Guns: 1-Mk 75 3"/62 cal. OTO Melara gun, 1-Vulcan Phalanx CIS, 4-.50 cal. MG's
ASW Weapons: 6-324mm Mk 32 (2 triple) tubes / Mk 46 torpedoes
Radars: AN/SPS-55 (surface), AN/SPS-49(V)214 (air)
Sonars: AN/SQS-56, AN/SQR-19 TACTAS (Towed Array)
Elec. Warfare: SLQ-25 Nixie System, SLQ-32(V)2 Electronic Countermeasures System
Fire Control Systems: 1 Mk13 Weapon-Direction System, 1 Mk92 weapons FCS, 1 modified SPG-60 STIR radar (Separate Target Illumination Radar)
Helicopter: 2-SH-60 LAMPS III Helicopters, RAST (Recovery, Assistance, Securing and Traversing System) helicopter hauldown system

Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG --) Building and Operational Data:

: Building contract awarded to

: Keel laid by the

: Launched and christened, sponsored by

: Commissioned, Cmdr.

Class: Oliver Hazard Perry (Short Hull As Built)
Displacement: 2750 tons (std), 3605 tons (full) Dimensions: 445' (oa) x 45' x 14' 9"; 24' 6" (sonar)
Armament: 1 OTO Melara 3"/62 cal. Mk 75, 1 Vulcan Phalanx CIS, 4-.50 cal. MGs, 1 Mk 13 Mod 4 launcher,
4 SSM McDonnell-Douglas Harpoon missiles, 36 GDC-Pomona Standard SM-1MR missiles,
6-324mm Mk 32 (2 triple) tubes / Mk 46 torpedoes, 2 hangars / 1 SH-2 Seasprite LAMPS MkI helo
Machinery: 2 GE LM 2500 gas turbine engines; 41,000 shp; 1 shaft, cp propeller, 325 hp retractable propeller pods
Speed: 29 Knots Crew: 13/206 (includes 19 air detachment)
Radars: AN/SPS-55 (surface), AN/SPS-49 (air)
Sonars: AN/SQS-56, AN/SQR-19 TACTAS (towed array)

Class: Oliver Hazard Perry (Long Hull As Built)
Displacement: 2750 tons (std), 3605 tons (full) Dimensions: 453' (oa) x 45' x 14' 9"; 24' 6" (sonar)
Armament: 1 OTO Melara 3"/62 cal. Mk 75, 1 Vulcan Phalanx CIS, 4-.50 cal. MGs,1 Mk 13 Mod 4 launcher,
4 SSM McDonnell-Douglas Harpoon missiles, 36 GDC-Pomona Standard SM-1MR missiles,
6-324mm Mk 32 (2 triple) tubes / Mk 46 torpedoes, 2 hangars / 2 SH-60B Seahawk LAMPS MkIII helos
Machinery: 2 GE LM 2500 gas turbine engines; 41,000 shp; 1 shaft, cp propeller, 325 hp retractable propeller pods
Speed: 29 Knots Crew: 13/206 (includes 19 air detachment)
Radars: AN/SPS-55 (surface), AN/SPS-49 (air)
Sonars: AN/SQS-56, AN/SQR-19 TACTAS (towed array)

Specifications:
Class: Constellation
Number in Class: TBD
Displacement: 6700 tons (std), 7400 (full)
Length: 496' (oa)
Beam: 65' (extreme)
Draft: 26' (draft limit)
Propulsion: CODLAG (combined diesel-electric and gas turbine)
Speed: in excess of 26 kts
Range: 6,000 nm @ 16 knots
Complement: 140 crew / 200 (including detachments)
Fire Control / Processing Systems: COMBATSS-21 Combat Management System (AEGIS derivative), AN/SQQ-89F undersea warfare/anti-submarine warfare combat system Cooperative Engagement Capability
Radars: AN/SPS-73(V)18 - Next Generation Surface Search Radar, AN/SPY-6(V)3 Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR)
Sonars: AN/SLQ-61 light weight towed array sonar, AN/SQS-62 Variable-Depth Sonar
Electronic Warfare: 2-AN/SLQ-32(V)6 CM (SEWIP) Block 2 Electronic Countermeasures System, 4-Mk 53 Mod 9 Decoy Launch System (Nulka)
Missiles: 32 Mk 41 VLS Cells (RIM-162 ESSM Block 2 and/or RIM-174 Standard ERAM missiles, 8x or 16x canister launched Over-The-Horizon Anti-Ship Weapons (likely Naval Strike Missile)
Missiles (cont.): RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launched from Mk 49 Guided Missile Launching System (21 cell)
Guns: 1-Mk 110 57mm with Advanced Low Cost Munition Ordnance (ALaMO), various M240 / M2 MG's
Helicopter: 1 MH-60R LAMPS III Helicopter, MQ-8C Firescout UAV, RAST (Recovery, Assistance, Securing and Traversing System) helicopter hauldown system

Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG --) Building and Operational Data:

: Building contract awarded to

: Keel laid by the

: Launched and christened, sponsored by

: Commissioned, Cmdr.

1/4 (¼) 1/2 (½) 3/4 (¾) 1/3 (⅓) 2/3 (⅔)

Evarts

48k John Charles England (11 December 1920 - 07 December 1941) was born in Harris, Mo. He enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve as an Apprentice Seaman at Los Angles on 06 September 1940. After active duty training on board the USS New York from 25 November to 21 December 1940 he attended Naval Reserve Midshipman's School, New York, N.Y. and was appointed Midshipman, USNR, 06 March 1941. He completed his training on 05 June and was commissioned Ensign, USNR, 6 June 1941. On 03 September 1941, he reported for duty in USS Oklahoma (BB 37), and was killed in action during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 07 December 1941. Ensign England survived the initial attack and escaped topside as the ship was capsizing. He remembered the men still in the radio room. He returned three times to the radio room, each time guiding a man to safety. He left to go back below decks for the fourth time and was never seen again. He was one of twenty officers and 395 enlisted men were killed on board USS Oklahoma that morning.

USS England (DE 635) (1943-1945) was the first ship to be named in his honor, she was succeeded by DLG-22 (1963-1994).

(U.S. Navy photo #NH 85190 from the Naval History and Heritage Command) (Photo from the U.S. Naval Academy Yearbook; The Lucky Bag, Class of 1938.)

22 May 1946: Decommissioned at San Diego, Cal. after 2 years and 6½ months of service having steamed 117,005 miles, Lovelace was credited with the destruction of one Japanese aircraft

20 February 1947: Inactivation completed at San Diego, Cal., assigned to Submarine Group Two, San Diego Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet John N. Adriani, Sr.
Shelton, Conn. Darryl Baker
PNCM, USNR (ret.)

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Narvon, Pa. 313k 03 September 1949: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - USS Charles E. Brannon (DE 446) moored port side to while on a port visit to Vancouver.
(Photograph by Walter E. Frost) (Photo #CVA 447-3935 from the City of Vancouver Archives) Navsource (U.S. Navy photo #--- from the National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, Md.)
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(U.S. Navy Photo #--- from the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum)
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Additional Memorabilia

Ship's Plaque

Courtesy of
Mike Smolinski

Thornhill History
View the USS Russell M. Cox (DE 774) DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site.
View the official War History of USS Foreman as submitted by the ship at war's end.

Carr's Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler

Dates of Command Commanding Officers
1.) xx xxx. xxxx - xx xxx. xxxx Cmdr. xxxx x. xxxx
17.) 02 Oct. 2012 – Cmdr. Joseph T. Schuler (Bellevue, Wash.)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

O'Callahan's Last Known Reunion:
July 2018 at Boston, Mass.
Contact Name: William Raymond
Address: 4706 Poppy Wood Circle
City/State: Killeen, Tx 76542
Phone: 254-690-3090
Cell: 254-394-2777
E-mail: W. Raymond

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01 June 1971: Seattle, Wash. - An eight view series of PCU Downes (DE 1070) on sea trials in Puget Sound.

(U.S. Naval Historical Center photo #1.) USN 1148541, #2.) USN 1148540, #3.) NH 81885, #4.) USN 1148538,
#5.) NH 81887, #6.) NH 81886, #7.) USN 1148539, and #8.) USN 1148537 from the Naval History and Heritage Command) Mike Green
Port Angeles, Wash.

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Mike Smolinski
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31 October 2019: Mayport, Fla. - A five view photo series of the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Detroit (LCS 7) departing Naval Station Mayport
for her first scheduled deployment. Detroit is deployed in support of Campaign Martillo, a joint operation with the U.S. Coast Guard and partner nations within
the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations.

(U.S. Navy photos #1.) 191031-N-QI061-0114, #2.) 191031-N-QI061-0138, #3.) 191031-N-QI061-0180, #4.) 191031-N-QI061-0180,
and #5.) 191031-N-QI061-0267 by MC3 Nathan T. Beard from the Naval History and Heritage Command) Lee Wahler
Lcdr., USN (ret.)
Jacksonville, Fla.

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05 March 2016: An eight view series of PCU Montgomery (LCS 8) returning from the Gulf of Mexico to her fitting-out pier at Austal shipyard.
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St. Louis's Commanding Officers

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"Freedom, The People" - "Freedom, The Ship"

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USS John A. Moore (FFG 19) (1981-2000) was the first ship to be named in his honor.

(Photo from the U.S. Naval Academy Yearbook; The Lucky Bag, Class of 1932.)
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22 July 2020: Marinette, Wis. - Ship’s sponsor retired U. S. Army Major General Marcia Anderson authenticates the keel for the 15th
Freedom variant of the littoral combat ship class during the ceremony. While keel laying traditionally represents the formal start of a ship's construction, advanced
modular shipbuilding allows fabrication of the ship to begin months in advance. Today, keel laying continues to symbolically recognize the joining of the ship's
components and the ceremonial beginning of the ship.

(Photos courtesy of Austal USA)

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Thornhill History
View the USS Russell M. Cox (DE 774) DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site.
View the official War History of USS Foreman as submitted by the ship at war's end.

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17.) 02 Oct. 2012 –	Cmdr. Joseph T. Schuler (Bellevue, Wash.)

. USS *John A. Moore* (FFG 19) (1981-2000) was the first ship to be named in his honor. (Photo from the U.S. Naval Academy Yearbook; The Lucky Bag, Class of 1932.) (U.S. Navy photo #NH 92323 from the Naval History and Heritage Command)
152k 404k 300k 123k 22 July 2020: Marinette, Wis. - Ship’s sponsor retired U. S. Army Major General Marcia Anderson authenticates the keel for the 15th Freedom variant of the littoral combat ship class during the ceremony. While keel laying traditionally represents the formal start of a ship's construction, advanced modular shipbuilding allows fabrication of the ship to begin months in advance. Today, keel laying continues to symbolically recognize the joining of the ship's components and the ceremonial beginning of the ship. (Photos courtesy of Austal USA)