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'''USS ''Schenck'' (DD-159)''' was a |
'''USS ''Schenck'' (DD-159)''' was a {{sclass|Wickes|destroyer}} in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]]. She was named for [[Rear Admiral]] [[James F. Schenck]], USN (1807–1882). |
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==Construction and commissioning== |
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''Schenck'' was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]] in [[New Jersey]] on 26 March 1918, launched on 23 April 1919 by Miss Mary Janet Earle and commissioned on 30 October 1919 |
''Schenck'' was [[Keel laying|laid down]] by the [[New York Shipbuilding Corporation]] at [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]] in [[New Jersey]] on 26 March 1918, [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] on 23 April 1919, [[Ship sponsor|sponsored]] by Miss Mary Janet Earle and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 30 October 1919. |
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==Service history== |
==Service history== |
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''Schenck'' was attached to the [[U.S. Atlantic Fleet]] and, after shakedown, operated between [[New York]] and [[Chesapeake Bay]]. Between July and September 1920, she patrolled off the east coast of [[Mexico]]; and, in early 1921, she participated in fleet exercises in the [[Caribbean]]. Her crew was reduced to 50% of her authorized complement at [[Charleston, South Carolina]], on 7 November 1921; and she was decommissioned at [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] on 9 June 1922. |
''Schenck'' was attached to the [[U.S. Atlantic Fleet]] and, after [[Shakedown cruise|shakedown]], operated between [[New York City|New York]] and [[Chesapeake Bay]]. Between July and September 1920, she patrolled off the east coast of [[Mexico]]; and, in early 1921, she participated in [[Military exercise|fleet exercises]] in the [[Caribbean Sea]]. Her crew was reduced to 50% of her authorized complement at [[Charleston, South Carolina]], on 7 November 1921; and she was [[Ship commissioning#Ship decommissioning|decommissioned]] at [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] on 9 June 1922. |
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''Schenck'' was recommissioned on 1 May 1930, and trained reservists during the summer. In January 1931, she joined the fleet in the Caribbean for [[Fleet Problem XII]] and, the following year, also participated in [[Fleet Problem XIII]] off [[Hawaii]]. Due to the increased tension in the [[Far East]] resulting from [[Japan]] |
''Schenck'' was recommissioned on 1 May 1930, and trained [[United States Naval Reserve|reservists]] during the summer. In January 1931, she joined the fleet in the Caribbean for [[Fleet Problem XII]] and, the following year, also participated in [[Fleet Problem XIII]] off [[Hawaii]]. Due to the increased tension in the [[Far East]] resulting from [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] military action in [[Manchuria]] and at [[Shanghai]], [[China]], she remained in the Pacific Ocean with the [[Scouting Fleet]] until June 1932. ''Schenck'' again returned to the Pacific in February 1933 for [[Fleet Problem XIV]] and remained there until April 1934, when she re-entered the Caribbean for more fleet exercises. Then, with intervening periods of [[Wikt:overhaul|overhaul]] and rotating reserve at [[Norfolk, Virginia]] ''Schenck'' trained naval reservists and [[United States Naval Academy|Naval Academy]] [[midshipmen]] in cruises along the Atlantic and [[Gulf coast]]s from May 1935 until the outbreak of war in Europe. |
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===World War II=== |
===World War II=== |
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On 9 September 1939, ''Schenck'' commenced [[Neutrality Patrol]] duty off the east coast; and, after overhaul, moved to [[Key West]] for further patrols. During the summer of 1940, she made two midshipman cruises from [[Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis]]. She then carried out more patrols in the Caribbean, between 22 August and 8 December 1940, between 15 January and 18 March 1941, and between 27 June and 14 July 1941. Training and repairs filled intervals between her patrols. |
On 9 September 1939, ''Schenck'' commenced [[Neutrality Patrol]] duty off the east coast; and, after overhaul, moved to [[Key West]] for further patrols. During the summer of 1940, she made two midshipman cruises from [[Annapolis, Maryland|Annapolis]]. She then carried out more patrols in the Caribbean, between 22 August and 8 December 1940, between 15 January and 18 March 1941, and between 27 June and 14 July 1941. Training and repairs filled intervals between her patrols. |
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On 15 September 1941, ''Schenck'' arrived at [[Naval Station |
On 15 September 1941, ''Schenck'' arrived at [[Naval Station Argentia]], [[Dominion of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]], for duty escorting [[convoy]]s carrying vital [[materiel]] to England. She left Argentia with her first convoy on 29 September; and when the United States entered World War II, the destroyer had escorted two convoys to a guarded rendezvous with British escorts off [[Iceland]] and escorted a ship back to Argentia. She remained on the convoy route between Argentia and Iceland until April 1943, fighting heavy weather and German [[submarine]]s. During two long periods, 19 February to 9 May 1942 and 18 August 1942 to 23 March 1943, she was based in Iceland escorting convoys in and out of Icelandic ports. Twice her convoy was attacked; on 15 August 1942, and from 6 to 8 February 1943. The weather also took its toll, frequently causing minor structural damage to the old ship; and, on 13 March 1943, a gale caused her to drag anchor and collide with SS ''Exterminator'' in an Icelandic port. ''Schenck'' was then sent to [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] for repairs. |
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|30 Sept-9 Oct 1941<ref name="hxconvoy">{{cite web|url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/hx/index.html|title=HX convoys|publisher=Andrew Hague Convoy Database| |
|30 Sept-9 Oct 1941<ref name="hxconvoy">{{cite web|url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/hx/index.html|title=HX convoys|publisher=Andrew Hague Convoy Database|access-date=2011-06-19}}</ref> |
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|from [[Dominion of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]] to [[Iceland]] prior to US declaration of war |
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|20-29 Oct 1941<ref name="onconvoy">{{cite web|url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/on/index.html|title=ON convoys|publisher=Andrew Hague Convoy Database|access-date=2011-06-19}}</ref> |
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|from Iceland to Newfoundland prior to US declaration of war |
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Reassigned to more southerly routes, ''Schenck'' resumed convoy escort duties on 28 April 1943, and, during the summer, escorted convoys between east coast ports, the Caribbean, and [[North Africa]]. She returned to Chesapeake Bay with a convoy on 26 October 1943, and, after overhaul and training, joined a hunter-killer group built around {{USS|Card|CVE-11|2}}. The group conducted patrols against enemy submarines near the [[Azores]] between 24 November 1943 and 2 January 1944. The high point of ''Schenck' |
Reassigned to more southerly routes, ''Schenck'' resumed convoy escort duties on 28 April 1943, and, during the summer, escorted convoys between east coast ports, the Caribbean, and [[North Africa]]. She returned to Chesapeake Bay with a convoy on 26 October 1943, and, after overhaul and training, joined a hunter-killer group built around the [[escort carrier]] {{USS|Card|CVE-11|2}}. The group conducted patrols against enemy submarines near the [[Azores]] between 24 November 1943 and 2 January 1944. The high point of ''Schenck''{{'}} war service came on 24 December 1943, when the group located a concentration of [[U-boat]]s. After stalking [[radar]] and sound contacts for most of the night and making six attacks, ''Schenck'' heard an [[underwater explosion]] and saw an oil slick which marked the end of {{GS|U-645||2}}. Almost immediately, another submarine sank ''Schenck''{{'}}s squadronmate, {{USS|Leary|DD-158|2}}. ''Schenck'' continued her ASW operations and was later commended by the task group commander for her role in preventing a concentrated [[Wolf pack (naval tactic)|wolf pack]] attack on ''Card''; for her continued aggressive action after the sinking of ''Leary'', despite having only fourteen [[depth charge]]s left; and for her skillful rescue of ''Leary''{{'}}s survivors. |
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In February and March 1944, ''Schenck'' made one more round-trip convoy voyage from the east coast to [[Casablanca]], and, between 17 April and 10 June, she escorted {{USS|Antaeus|AG-67|2}} on troop-carrying voyages along the east coast. Between 10 July and 29 August, she provided training services for submarines at Bermuda and then entered the [[Brooklyn Navy Yard]] where she was stripped of her armament. Subsequently, she was assigned for duty under Commander, Air Force, Atlantic Fleet, as a torpedo target ship for aircraft. Reclassified '''AG-82''' effective 25 September 1944, she provided target services for student pilots off [[Quonset Point, Rhode Island]], until the end of the war. This service is not without its dangers. The ship was twice holed by exercise torpedoes which failed to run at set depth and once struck by a low-flying aircraft. |
In February and March 1944, ''Schenck'' made one more round-trip convoy voyage from the east coast to [[Casablanca]], and, between 17 April and 10 June, she escorted {{USS|Antaeus|AG-67|2}} on troop-carrying voyages along the east coast. Between 10 July and 29 August, she provided training services for submarines at [[Bermuda]] and then entered the [[Brooklyn Navy Yard]] where she was stripped of her armament. Subsequently, she was assigned for duty under Commander, Air Force, Atlantic Fleet, as a torpedo target ship for aircraft. Reclassified '''AG-82''' effective 25 September 1944, she provided target services for student pilots off [[Quonset Point, Rhode Island]], until the end of the war. This service is not without its dangers. The ship was twice holed by exercise torpedoes which failed to run at set depth and once struck by a low-flying aircraft. |
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''Schenck'' was decommissioned at the [[Boston Naval Shipyard]] on 17 May 1946, stricken from the [[Naval Vessel Register]] on 5 June 1946 and sold for scrap to the Boston Metals Company at [[Baltimore]] in [[Maryland]] on 25 November 1946. |
''Schenck'' was [[Ship commissioning#Ship decommissioning|decommissioned]] at the [[Boston Naval Shipyard]] on 17 May 1946, stricken from the [[Naval Vessel Register]] on 5 June 1946 and sold for [[Ship breaking|scrap]] to the Boston Metals Company at [[Baltimore]] in [[Maryland]] on 25 November 1946. |
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==Awards== |
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* {{cite journal|last1=Wright |first1=Christopher C.|year=1986|title=The U.S. Fleet at the New York World's Fair, 1939: Some Photographs from the Collection of the Late William H. Davis|journal=Warship International|volume=XXIII|issue=3|pages=273–285|issn=0043-0374}} |
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*[http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/159.htm NavSource.org DD-159] |
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/159.htm NavSource.org DD-159] |
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Name | Schenk |
Namesake | James F. Schenck |
Builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey |
Laid down | 26 March 1918 |
Launched | 23 April 1919 |
Commissioned | 30 October 1919 |
Decommissioned | 9 June 1922 |
Recommissioned | 1 May 1930 |
Reclassified | Miscellaneous auxiliary, AG-82, 25 September 1944 |
Decommissioned | 17 May 1946 |
Reclassified | AG-82, 25 September 1944 |
Stricken | 5 June 1946 |
Fate | Sold for scrapping 25 November 1946 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Wickes-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,211 tons |
Length | 314 ft 5 in (95.8 m) |
Beam | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 4 in (2.8 m) |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
Complement | 122 officers and enlisted |
Armament |
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USS Schenck (DD-159) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Rear Admiral James F. Schenck, USN (1807–1882).
Construction and commissioning[edit]
Schenck was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden in New Jersey on 26 March 1918, launched on 23 April 1919, sponsored by Miss Mary Janet Earle and commissioned on 30 October 1919.
Service history[edit]
Schenck was attached to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet and, after shakedown, operated between New York and Chesapeake Bay. Between July and September 1920, she patrolled off the east coast of Mexico; and, in early 1921, she participated in fleet exercises in the Caribbean Sea. Her crew was reduced to 50% of her authorized complement at Charleston, South Carolina, on 7 November 1921; and she was decommissioned at Philadelphia on 9 June 1922.
Schenck was recommissioned on 1 May 1930, and trained reservists during the summer. In January 1931, she joined the fleet in the Caribbean for Fleet Problem XII and, the following year, also participated in Fleet Problem XIII off Hawaii. Due to the increased tension in the Far East resulting from Japanese military action in Manchuria and at Shanghai, China, she remained in the Pacific Ocean with the Scouting Fleet until June 1932. Schenck again returned to the Pacific in February 1933 for Fleet Problem XIV and remained there until April 1934, when she re-entered the Caribbean for more fleet exercises. Then, with intervening periods of overhaul and rotating reserve at Norfolk, Virginia Schenck trained naval reservists and Naval Academy midshipmen in cruises along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts from May 1935 until the outbreak of war in Europe.
World War II[edit]
On 9 September 1939, Schenck commenced Neutrality Patrol duty off the east coast; and, after overhaul, moved to Key West for further patrols. During the summer of 1940, she made two midshipman cruises from Annapolis. She then carried out more patrols in the Caribbean, between 22 August and 8 December 1940, between 15 January and 18 March 1941, and between 27 June and 14 July 1941. Training and repairs filled intervals between her patrols.
On 15 September 1941, Schenck arrived at Naval Station Argentia, Newfoundland, for duty escorting convoys carrying vital materiel to England. She left Argentia with her first convoy on 29 September; and when the United States entered World War II, the destroyer had escorted two convoys to a guarded rendezvous with British escorts off Iceland and escorted a ship back to Argentia. She remained on the convoy route between Argentia and Iceland until April 1943, fighting heavy weather and German submarines. During two long periods, 19 February to 9 May 1942 and 18 August 1942 to 23 March 1943, she was based in Iceland escorting convoys in and out of Icelandic ports. Twice her convoy was attacked; on 15 August 1942, and from 6 to 8 February 1943. The weather also took its toll, frequently causing minor structural damage to the old ship; and, on 13 March 1943, a gale caused her to drag anchor and collide with SS Exterminator in an Icelandic port. Schenck was then sent to Boston for repairs.
North Atlantic convoys escorted[edit]
Convoy | Escort Group | Dates | Notes |
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HX 152 | 30 Sept-9 Oct 1941[1] | from Newfoundland to Iceland prior to US declaration of war | |
ON 26 | 20-29 Oct 1941[2] | from Iceland to Newfoundland prior to US declaration of war | |
ON 28 | 31 Oct-3 Nov 1941[2] | from Iceland to Newfoundland prior to US declaration of war | |
HX 160 | 17-25 Nov 1941[1] | from Newfoundland to Iceland prior to US declaration of war | |
ON 41 | 4-14 Dec 1941[2] | from Iceland to Newfoundland; war declared while escorting convoy | |
HX 167 | 29 Dec 1941-7 Jan 1942[1] | from Newfoundland to Iceland | |
ON 55 | 15-19 Jan 1942[2] | from Iceland to Newfoundland | |
HX 174 | 2-16 Feb 1942[1] | from Newfoundland to Iceland | |
SC 71 | 5 March 1942[3] | Iceland shuttle | |
SC 73 | 17 March 1942[3] | Iceland shuttle | |
SC 75 | 24 March 1942[3] | Iceland shuttle | |
SC 77 | 11–14 April 1942[3] | Iceland shuttle | |
ON 89 | 23–29 April 1942[2] | from Iceland to Newfoundland | |
ON 90 | 2–5 May 1942[2] | from Newfoundland to United States | |
SC 95 | MOEF group A3 | 8-14 Aug 1942[3] | from Newfoundland to Iceland |
SC 97 | 29 Aug-1 Sept 1942[3] | Iceland shuttle | |
SC 99 | 15 Sept 1942[3] | Iceland shuttle | |
ON 136 | 5-9 Oct 1942[2] | Iceland shuttle | |
SC 103 | 10 Oct 1942[3] | Iceland shuttle | |
Convoy SC 107 | 5-7 Nov 1942[3] | Iceland shuttle | |
SC 110 | 29 Nov-2 Dec 1942[3] | Iceland shuttle | |
SC 112 | 19-21 Dec 1942[3] | Iceland shuttle | |
ON 156 | 25-30 Dec 1942[2] | Iceland shuttle | |
SC 114 | [3] | Iceland shuttle | |
SC 116 | 16-22 Jan 1943[3] | Iceland shuttle | |
Convoy SC 118 | 6-9 Feb 1943[3] | Iceland shuttle | |
HX 226 | 19-20 Feb 1943[1] | Iceland shuttle | |
SC 120 | 26 Feb 1943[3] | Iceland shuttle |
Mid-Atlantic[edit]
Reassigned to more southerly routes, Schenck resumed convoy escort duties on 28 April 1943, and, during the summer, escorted convoys between east coast ports, the Caribbean, and North Africa. She returned to Chesapeake Bay with a convoy on 26 October 1943, and, after overhaul and training, joined a hunter-killer group built around the escort carrier Card. The group conducted patrols against enemy submarines near the Azores between 24 November 1943 and 2 January 1944. The high point of Schenck' war service came on 24 December 1943, when the group located a concentration of U-boats. After stalking radar and sound contacts for most of the night and making six attacks, Schenck heard an underwater explosion and saw an oil slick which marked the end of U-645. Almost immediately, another submarine sank Schenck's squadronmate, Leary. Schenck continued her ASW operations and was later commended by the task group commander for her role in preventing a concentrated wolf pack attack on Card; for her continued aggressive action after the sinking of Leary, despite having only fourteen depth charges left; and for her skillful rescue of Leary's survivors.
In February and March 1944, Schenck made one more round-trip convoy voyage from the east coast to Casablanca, and, between 17 April and 10 June, she escorted Antaeus on troop-carrying voyages along the east coast. Between 10 July and 29 August, she provided training services for submarines at Bermuda and then entered the Brooklyn Navy Yard where she was stripped of her armament. Subsequently, she was assigned for duty under Commander, Air Force, Atlantic Fleet, as a torpedo target ship for aircraft. Reclassified AG-82 effective 25 September 1944, she provided target services for student pilots off Quonset Point, Rhode Island, until the end of the war. This service is not without its dangers. The ship was twice holed by exercise torpedoes which failed to run at set depth and once struck by a low-flying aircraft.
Schenck was decommissioned at the Boston Naval Shipyard on 17 May 1946, stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 5 June 1946 and sold for scrap to the Boston Metals Company at Baltimore in Maryland on 25 November 1946.
Awards[edit]
Schenck received one battle star for her World War II service.
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- Wright, Christopher C. (1986). "The U.S. Fleet at the New York World's Fair, 1939: Some Photographs from the Collection of the Late William H. Davis". Warship International. XXIII (3): 273–285. ISSN 0043-0374.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.