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| Laid down: | 6 January 1941 |
| Launched: | 14 June 1941 |
| Commissioned: | 3 February 1942 |
| Decommissioned: | 24 February 1956 |
| Struck: | 1 July 1971 |
| Fate: | Sunk as target off Florida, 15 November 1973 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,630 tons |
| Length: | 348 ft 3 in (106. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. 1 m) |
| Beam: | 36 ft 1 in (11. 0 m) |
| Draft: | 11 ft 10 in (3. 6 m) |
| Propulsion: | 50,000 shp (37 MW); 4 boilers; 2 propellers |
| Speed: | 37. 4 knots (69 km/h) |
| Range: | 6,500 nautical miles at 12 kt (12,000 km at 22 km/h) |
| Complement: | 16 officers, 260 enlisted |
| Armament: | 5 × 5 in (127 mm) DP guns, 6 × 0.5 in. (12.7 mm) guns, 6 × 20 mm AA guns, 10 × 21 in (53 cm) torpedo tubes, 2 × depth charge tracks |
USS Fitch (DD-462/DMS-25), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for LeRoy Fitch, an officer during the American Civil War. A nautical mile or sea mile is a unit of Length. It corresponds approximately to one minute of Latitude along any meridian. The Mark 12 5"/38 caliber gun is a US naval gun The gun is installed into Single Purpose and Dual Purpose mounts used primarily by the U A dual purpose gun is a Naval artillery mounting designed to engage both surface and air targets The term " Oerlikon 20 mm cannon " refers to a series of Autocannons based on an original designed by Reinhold Becker during World War I, and The standard US Destroyer -launched Torpedo of World War II, the Mark 15 was very similar in design to the Mark 14 torpedo except that it was A torpedo tube is a device for launching Torpedoes in a horizontal direction Depth Charge is a character in the Beast Wars: Transformers universe List of Gleaves class destroyers In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy LeRoy Fitch, born 1 October 1835 in Logansport Indiana, was a member of the United States Naval Academy class of 1856 and served with great Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South
Fitch (DD-462) was launched 14 June 1941 by Boston Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Boston Navy Yard, originally called the Charlestown Navy Yard and after 1945 called Boston Naval Shipyard, was one of the oldest Shipbuilding facilities H. W. Thomas, grand-niece of Commander Fitch; and commissioned 3 February 1942, Lieutenant Commander Henry Crommelin in command. Commander is a Military rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lieutenant Commander ( Lieutenant-Commander in the Royal Navy) is a Commissioned officer rank in many navies Superior She was reclassified DMS-25 on 15 November 1944, and again classified DD-462 on 15 July 1955. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar)
Fitch's first mission, between 1 July 1942 and 5 August, was to escort the aircraft carrier Ranger (CV-4) to a point off the Gold Coast, where the carrier flew off Army planes for the base at Accra. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with Construction Ranger was laid down on 26 September 1931 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co This article is about the British colony in west Africa 1821-1957 The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II. Accra is the capital, and most populous city of Ghana. The city also doubles as the capital of the Greater The destroyer returned to Norfolk on 5 August for exercises in preparation for the assault on North Africa, for which she sailed from Bermuda 25 October. Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia, is a base of the United States Navy, supporting naval forces operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Operation Torch (initially called Operation Gymnast) was the British - American invasion of French North Africa in World War II Ba (officially The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Screening Ranger and two escort carriers, Fitch took part in the landings at Fedhala, French Morocco, on 8 November, and guarded the carriers as they flew Army planes off to the captured airfield at Port Lyautey. The escort aircraft carrier or escort carrier (popularly known as the jeep carrier) was a small Aircraft carrier utilized by the Royal Navy Mohammédia (also called Fedhala (in Arabic المحمدية is a port city located 15 miles northeast of Casablanca in western Morocco. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Kenitra ( Arabic name القنيطرة, transliterated: Al-Qonaitirah, the little bridge) is a city in Morocco, formerly Returning to Norfolk 24 November, Fitch joined in exercises in Casco and Chesapeake Bays, and performed coastal escort duty, sailing as far south as the Panama Canal Zone, through the remainder of 1942. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Casco Bay is an Inlet of the Gulf of Maine on the southern coast of Maine, New England. The Chesapeake Bay is the largest Estuary in the United States. The Panama Canal Zone (Zona del Canal de Panamá was a 553 square mile (1432 km² territory inside of Panama, consisting of the Panama Canal and an area generally
On 8 January 1943, Fitch cleared Norfolk with Ranger on the first of two voyages to launch aircraft to North African bases. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. North Africa or Northern Africa is the Northernmost Region of the African Continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Operations with Ranger completed, Fitch served on patrol out of NS Argentia, Newfoundland, from 6 April to 12 May, then sailed to Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland, to join the British Home Fleet for patrol duty between that base and Iceland. Naval Station Argentia is a former base of the United States Navy that operated from 1941-1994 The Dominion of Newfoundland was a British dominion from 1907 (before which the territory had the status of a British colony to 1949 Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Scapa Flow ( Old Norse: Skalpaflói) is a body of water in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, sheltered by the islands Orkney (also known as the Orkney Islands or incorrectly the Orkneys) is an Archipelago in northern Scotland, situated 10 miles (16 km north Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. The Home Fleet is the traditional name of the fleet of the Royal Navy that protects the United Kingdom 's territorial waters Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( She served on this duty through the summer, protecting northern convoys, then returned to Norfolk 9 August. A convoy is a group of Vehicles (of any type but usually motor vehicles or ships traveling together for mutual support Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus
Sailing 2 September 1943 to escort a convoy to Londonderry, Northern Ireland, Fitch continued to Thruso Bay, where on 20 September she embarked Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox and Admiral Harold R. Stark for transportation to Scapa Flow. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. The United States Secretary of the Navy ( SECNAV) is the Civilian head of the Department of the Navy. William Franklin "Frank" Knox ( January 1, 1874 &ndash April 28, 1944) was the Secretary of the Navy under Franklin Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers Harold Raynsford Stark ( 12 November 1880 &ndash 21 August 1972) served as an officer in the United States Navy during World Operating out of Scapa Flow for the next two months, Fitch screened Ranger as her planes attacked German forces and installations near Bodø, Norway, on 4 October, and patrolled off Spitsbergen as the men of the weather station there were relieved and resupplied. Bodø is a city and municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Spitsbergen (formerly known as West Spitsbergen, and sometimes misspelled Spitzbergen) is a Norwegian island the largest Island of the
Fitch returned to Boston 3 December 1943 to resume coastal and Caribbean escort duty and to take part in hunter-killer operations in the western Atlantic until 25 April 1944, when she got underway from Norfolk for Belfast, Northern Ireland. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting Hunter-Killer is a Military term traditionally used to describe an entity in which the roles of "sensor" and "shooter" are separated Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of In the great buildup for the Normandy invasion, Fitch escorted single ships and convoys between Belfast and Plymouth, England, and took part in training exercises until 6 June, when she sailed from Plymouth for the assault. Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year
Arriving off Utah Beach early in the morning of the invasion, Fitch followed the minesweepers through the newly swept channels to within 2,000 yards of the coast. Utah Beach was the codename for one of the Allied landing beaches during the D-Day Invasion of Normandy, as part of Operation Overlord on 6 June A minesweeper is a Naval Warship designed to counter the threat posed by Naval mines The dedicated purpose-built minesweeper first appeared during Her mission was to draw out and silence German batteries prior to the landings. In Military organizations an artillery battery is a unit of Guns mortars or Rockets so grouped in order to facilitate better battlefield In addition to her effective gunfire, Fitch rescued the survivors of mined Corry (DD-463), keeping up her fire at the shore batteries as she did so. 1942 – 1944 Corry conducted special operations with Radio Washington at Annapolis from 18 to 21 May 1942, then sailed to escort After two days screening the transport area, she returned to Plymouth for supplies, then continued to give fire support and to patrol off the beachheads until 19 June. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Convoy escort duty around the British Isles was her assignment until 4 July, when she sailed from Belfast for Oran, and exercises in the western Mediterranean. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Oran ( Arabic:ar وهران pronounced Wahran; also transliterated as Ouahran, Spanish: Orán.
Fitch sortied from Taranto, Italy, 11 August 1944 for the invasion of Southern France on 15 August, during which she spotted the fire of battleship Texas (BB-35) as well as firing in the prelanding bombardment. Not to be confused with Toronto. Taranto ( Ancient Greek: Tarās; Modern Greek: Tarantas) is a coastal city in Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Operation Dragoon was the Allied invasion of southern France, on 15 August, 1944, as part of World War II. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed A battleship is a large heavily armored Warship with a main battery consisting of the largest Calibre of Guns Battleships were Construction Texas was the second of two s authorized on 24 June 1910 Until 25 October, she supported the buildup in southern France by escorting convoys moving between Naples, Palermo, Oran, Gibraltar, and Marseilles. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Palermo ( Sicilian: Palermu, Greek: Panormus, al-Madinah during Muslim rule is a historic City in Gibraltar (dʒɨˈbrɒltər is a British overseas territory located near the southernmost tip of the Iberian Peninsula overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar Marseille, ( English alt Marseilles mɑrˈseɪ — French: maʁsɛj locally — Provençal Occitan: Marselha maʀˈsijɔ Between her return to Norfolk 10 November and 3 January 1945, when she sailed for the Pacific, Fitch was converted to a high-speed minesweeper. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar A minesweeper is a Naval Warship designed to counter the threat posed by Naval mines The dedicated purpose-built minesweeper first appeared during
Arriving at Pearl Harbor 10 February 1945, Fitch trained in minesweeping exercises there and at Ulithi, where her propellers were badly damaged when she ran afoul of a coral pinnacle. Pearl Harbor is a Harbor on the Island of O{{okina}}ahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Ulithi is an Atoll in the Caroline Islands of the western Pacific Ocean, about 191 km (103 nautical mi east of Yap. Corals are Marine organisms from the class Anthozoa and exist as small Sea anemone –like Polyps typically in colonies of many Repairs were made at Pearl Harbor between 10 April and 6 August, when she sailed to join the U.S. 3rd Fleet off Japan. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. The Third Fleet is one of six numbered fleets in the United States Navy. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Fitch began sweeping the entrance to Tokyo Bay 28 August, and was present for the surrender ceremonies on 2 September. is a bay in the southern Kantō region of Japan. Its old name was. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. She continued to sweep off Japan and in the East China Sea until returning to San Diego on 23 December. The East China Sea is a Marginal sea east of China. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean and covers an area of 1249000 km² Naval Base San Diego is the largest base of the United States Navy on the west coast of the United States, in San Diego, California. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city
On 9 January 1946, Fitch arrived at Norfolk, where she was immobilized for a month. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She voyaged between Norfolk, Charleston, and New York transferring minesweeper crews for several months, and in November, from her home port at Charleston, began regular operations training Mine Force officers, exercising in the Caribbean and along the east coast, and cruising to the Mediterranean in 1949, 1951, and 1953. Naval Weapons Station Charleston (NAVWPNSTA CHASN is a base of the United States Navy located on the west bank of the Cooper River, in Berkeley County, Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. During 1955, she conducted tests in the Caribbean for the Operational Development Force. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Fitch was decommissioned at Charleston 24 February 1956 and placed in reserve. Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Fitch received five battle stars for World War II service.
References
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