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arriving 9 July. Leaving her charges, she sped ahead to join in the pre-assault bombardment the next day, during which she aided in driving off an air attack. While covering the landing and initial advances the same day, she answered the request from shore for a bombardment of the village of
581:. She later escorted this same group back into the Atlantic, and on 20 February returned to Gibraltar for patrol and convoy escort duty in the western Mediterranean. On 22 April, she departed Oran for New York and preparations for deployment to the
530:, in which she was assigned to patrol southwest of the transport area as a reserve fire support unit. On 18 August, she rescued a downed Army pilot from his raft, and on 19 August, she was fired upon by shore batteries as she steamed off
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was ordered out on a submarine hunt, joining an all-day operation 7 April. At 1632, she made contact and dropped deep-set depth charges, driving the submarine to the surface. Immediately, her guns opened fire and started a fire.
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upon Army request on 24 August, and a week later left the area to guard merchantmen bound for Oran. She continued to New York, escorting a division of
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in connection with occupation arrangements. On 31 October, she sailed from
Okinawa with homeward-bound servicemen, calling to embark more at
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charged ahead to investigate, finding a submarine on the surface. She opened fire, and attempted to ram the enemy, which made a crash dive.
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and the other escorts fought a constant battle to protect it, but the convoy lost three merchantmen before reaching
Casablanca.
607:, she arrived 12 August for local escort and patrol duty until 4 September, when she cleared on the first of two voyages to
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returned to
Atlantic convoy escort, sailing for Oran. On 30 January, she cleared Oran to rendezvous with the group bringing
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John J. Shaffer III, was wounded by shrapnel during the attack and died the next morning despite emergency surgery.
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beachhead. She conducted patrols, escorted convoys, and provided fire support for minesweepers, and the
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28 March 1946, and out of commission in reserve 31 January 1947. She was sold 8 May 1972 and scrapped.
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left Sicily guarding a convoy for Oran and New York, arriving 4 August 1943. She made four more
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thus trapped were destroyed. Continuing her fire support, she knocked out a bridge across the
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which would participate in the upcoming invasions of southern Europe. This convoy called at
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between 21 August 1943 and 11 March 1944. While undergoing refresher training in
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left New York 21 April 1944 with a convoy for Oran. On 15 May, she reported at
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sailed from New York 1 May 1943 with convoy UGS.4, composed primarily of
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for duty supporting the operations striving to break loose from the
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10 July, and after training, sailed 24 July for the attack on
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s 127-man crew, as well as taking aboard two survivors from
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26 May. She put to sea again to bring a convoy in from
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and Pearl Harbor. She disembarked her passengers at
424:, so successfully that the enemy there surrendered.
415:, escorting a convoy to the transport area south of
619:21 to 24 November, then sailed for the east coast.
506:After repairs to her bow, damaged in the ramming,
434:crossings on convoy escort duty from New York to
287:11 December 1942 on her first convoy crossing to
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1125:World War II destroyers of the United States
1089:List of destroyers of the United States Navy
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696:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
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306:contact was made ahead of the convoy, and
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690:This article incorporates text from the
19:For other ships with the same name, see
630:was placed in commission in reserve at
455:rammed the stern of the submarine, and
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378:. The return convoy which arrived at
153:347 ft 9 in (105.99 m)
42:
1115:Ships built in Quincy, Massachusetts
232:. She was the second ship named for
161:36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
13:
577:, where he was to enplane for the
408:. On 5 July, she cleared Oran for
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667:"JOHN J. SHAFFER, III, CDR, USN"
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382:15 April was without incident.
298:for 6 days after it passed the
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355:. As the convoy plodded east,
1:
699:. The entry can be found
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242:was launched 25 July 1942 by
302:on 12 March. On that day, a
267:After escorting a convoy to
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649:for World War II service.
632:Charleston, South Carolina
116:Sold for scrap, 8 May 1972
18:
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603:1 August. Continuing to
318:into the swirl, and sank
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28:
595:4 June 1945, arrived at
363:rescued every member of
1110:Benson-class destroyers
244:Bethlehem Steel Company
195:5 in (130 mm)
121:General characteristics
988:Republic of China Navy
558:Atlantic convoy escort
499:s commanding officer,
16:Benson-class destroyer
617:San Diego, California
571:Franklin D. Roosevelt
522:ashore. Returning to
380:Boston, Massachusetts
275:, and another to the
252:Quincy, Massachusetts
314:hurled a pattern of
591:passed through the
562:On 6 January 1945,
476: /
396:before arriving at
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248:Fore River Shipyard
83:Fore River Shipyard
757:United States Navy
226:United States Navy
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801:Charles F. Hughes
741:-class destroyers
480:40.300°N 62.300°W
461:sank at position
446:, in March 1944,
406:Mediterranean Sea
343:37.167°N 20.350°W
277:Panama Canal Zone
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100:12 September 1942
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142:Displacement
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97:Commissioned
92:25 July 1942
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21:USS Champlin
601:Wake Island
552:battleships
483: /
346: /
269:NS Argentia
1120:1942 ships
1104:Categories
1044:Artigliere
906:Gansevoort
672:2020-10-02
653:References
296:submarines
289:Casablanca
263:Operations
182:Complement
145:1,620 tons
1049:Woodworth
969:Ordronaux
955:McLanahan
948:MacKenzie
913:Gillespie
822:Farenholt
815:Woodworth
568:President
544:Var River
501:Commander
417:Scoglitti
402:Gibraltar
222:destroyer
136:destroyer
1009:Han Yang
934:Kendrick
885:Caldwell
857:Champlin
836:Bancroft
787:Lansdale
643:Champlin
628:Champlin
589:Champlin
564:Champlin
508:Champlin
494:Champlin
453:Champlin
448:Champlin
438:and the
432:Atlantic
428:Champlin
422:Camerina
386:Champlin
361:Champlin
357:Champlin
312:Champlin
308:Champlin
285:New York
281:Champlin
240:Champlin
212:(DD-601)
210:Champlin
190:Armament
89:Launched
69:Namesake
64:(DD-601)
62:Champlin
1074:Gleaves
997:Lo Yang
899:Frazier
892:Coghlan
780:Madison
605:Okinawa
540:E-boats
524:Palermo
471:62°18′W
468:40°18′N
394:Bermuda
366:Wyoming
334:20°21′W
331:37°10′N
228:during
224:in the
166:Draught
79:Builder
38:History
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1002:Benson
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962:Nields
878:Parker
871:Murphy
843:Barton
829:Bailey
808:Laffey
766:Benson
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739:Benson
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638:Awards
613:Saipan
532:Cannes
528:France
512:Naples
413:Sicily
300:Azores
293:German
219:-class
217:Benson
214:was a
150:Length
133:-class
131:Benson
1076:class
1067:class
920:Hobby
864:Meade
850:Boyle
609:Japan
575:Malta
546:near
516:Anzio
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458:U-856
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321:U-130
304:radar
174:Speed
1065:Sims
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941:Laub
927:Kalk
773:Mayo
701:here
548:Nice
520:Army
398:Oran
390:LSTs
208:USS
193:4 x
158:Beam
113:Fate
60:USS
57:Name
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