USS Porter (DD-800)

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USS Porter
USS Porter
Overview
Type destroyer
Shipyard

Todd Pacific Shipyards

Keel laying July 6, 1943
Launch March 13, 1944
1. Period of service flag
period of service

June 24, 1944-10. August 1953

Whereabouts Sold for demolition on March 21, 1974
Technical specifications
displacement

2,100  ts

length

114.7 meters

width

12.2 meters

Draft

5.4 meters

crew

329

drive
speed

35 kn

Range

6,500  nautical miles (11,700 km) at 15 knots

Armament

When commissioning:
Nickname

Willy Dee

The USS Porter (DD-800) was a for Fletcher Class belonging destroyer of the US Navy . It was used in World War II and the Korean War. In 1974 the ship was sold for scrapping.

Namesake

Commodore David Porter (1780–1843) and his son Admiral David Dixon Porter (1813–1891) were officers in the US Navy. Another son, Commodore William D. Porter , and the adopted son Admiral David Glasgow Farragut were also namesake for ships of the US Navy.

technology

Hull and drive

The hull of the USS Porter was 114.7 m long and 12.2 m wide. The draft was 5.4 m, the displacement was 2,100 tons . The ship was powered by two General Electric steam turbines, and the steam was generated in four Babcock & Wilcox boilers. The power was 60,000 shaft horsepower, the top speed was 35 knots .

Armament and Electronics

The main armament of the USS Porter when it was commissioned was its five 5-inch / 127-mm Mark 30 single turrets. There were also various anti-aircraft guns , which were reinforced in the course of the war.

The USS Porter was equipped with radar . An SG and an SC radar were mounted on the mast above the bridge, with which aircraft could be located at distances between 15 and 30 nautical miles and ships between 10 and 22 nautical miles.

history

USS Porter was laid down at Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle , Washington on July 6, 1943 . The destroyer was launched on March 13, 1944. Godmother was Georgiana Porter Cusachs. The ship entered service on June 24, 1944 under the command of Commander RR Prince.

1944

After the test drives off San Diego , the USS Porter ran out to Adak , Alaska on September 16, 1944 . On November 21, 1944, together with the Task Force (TF) , they shelled 92 hostile installations on Matsua .

1945

On January 5, 1945, USS Porter attacked the Japanese naval base on Paramushiru . On February 18, another attack took place against facilities on the island. On May 15, the USS Porter took part in anti-shipping operations in the Japanese-controlled Sea of ​​Okhotsk , and on the return voyage again fired at the naval base on Paramishiru. On June 10th and 11th, she again shot at Matsua. During a further advance into the Sea of ​​Okhotsk, she met a small convoy and sank a Japanese merchant ship with her artillery.

The destroyer experienced the Japanese surrender in Portland , Oregon , where it was overtaken by September 1st. He escorted the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise from Seattle to San Francisco , before moving from San Diego to the east coast.

post war period

On July 3, 1946, the USS Porter was decommissioned and mothballed and assigned to the reserve fleet in Charleston , South Carolina .

Korean War

USS Porter was returned to service on February 9, 1951 and was used in Korean waters from June 14 to September 14, 1952 as part of TF 95 . It destroyed a North Korean train and damaged two more. The destroyer belonged to the Trainbusters Club .

Whereabouts

On August 10, 1953, USS Porter was decommissioned again and mothballed in Norfolk , Virginia . USS Porter was removed from the fleet list on October 1, 1972 and sold for scrapping on March 21, 1974.

Awards

USS Porter received a Battle Star during World War II and another Battle Star during the Korean War

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