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USS Kephart

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His squadron was performing a scouting mission on 15 September when the Wasp was hit. Finding it ablaze upon returning, he and the remainder of his squadron landed on the
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naval bombardment and he lost his life along with his Squadron Commander, Executive Officer, and a recently arrived Flight Officer of a Marine squadron.
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on 15 December, again under heavy enemy air attack. Returning to Leyte on 17 December, she continued on 20 December to Hollandia to prepare for
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soldiers to the eastern coast of Borneo, arriving on 1 July for the final major amphibious operation of the war – the landing operations at
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on 7 May. After escorting a convoy to Mindanao (18–20 May), she returned to Morotai on 21 May and embarked troops of the
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on 4 October. In the early morning of 14 October, the dugout he was sheltering in received a direct hit during a heavy
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departed Morotai on 16 July and reached Leyte Gulf two days later. On 4 August she began amphibious training at
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embarked 147 homebound veterans and departed on 26 November for the United States. Steaming via
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on 15 August 1937 and was appointed Aviation Cadet 3 months later. After flight training at
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planes in a fierce raid. Returning to Leyte on 8 December, she embarked soldiers of the
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from 1944 to 1947. After spending 20 years in reserve, she was transferred to
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Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Republic of Korea Navy
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on 1 May 1967 and transferred under the Military Assistance Program to the
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departed Leyte Gulf on 4 May for escort and assault operations in the
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was purchased outright by the Republic of Korea on 15 November 1974.
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before returning Morotai on 19 June. She sailed on 26 June carrying
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took part in scattered landing operations in the Philippines: at
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World War II frigates and destroyer escorts of the United States
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World War II amphibious warfare vessels of the United States
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1946. Following overhaul, she departed on 8 February for
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William Perry Kephart was born on 9 September 1915 in
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Planned conversion to high speed transport cancelled
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List of United States Navy amphibious warfare ships
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List of destroyer escorts of the United States Navy
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After a run to the 440:Kephart served with air groups on the 401:(PF-82) until she was struck in 1985. 38: 822:Returning to Okinawa on 22 November, 150: 55: 7: 814:aggression on the Chinese mainland. 243:36 ft 10 in (11.23 m) 976:Buckley'-class after conversion to 2783:List of frigates of the Royal Navy 842:, arriving there on 11 February. 25: 974:Destroyers.org profile: Generic 251:9 ft 5 in (2.87 m) 3537: 3498: 3453: 3414: 3369: 3288: 3219: 2712: 2673: 2628: 2589: 2544: 2463: 2394: 1925: 1025: 965:Destroyers.org profile: Generic 924: 790:to embark occupation troops for 639:; she sailed on 12 December for 588:, on 10 November. As a unit of 152: 57: 42: 3621:Buckley-class destroyer escorts 643:, and landed assault troops at 397:and served another 18 years as 596:on 17 November and arrived at 27:Buckley-class destroyer escort 1: 940:. The entry can be found 916:was struck on 30 April 1985. 747:for an amphibious assault at 608:, she embarked troops of the 2828:-class high speed transports 969:-class before APD conversion 667:158th Regimental Combat Team 2387:Post-World War II operators 978:Charles Lawrence"-class APD 854:. She was struck from the 840:Green Cove Springs, Florida 651:and amphibious operations. 503:on 6 September 1943 at the 427:Naval Air Station Pensacola 423:United States Naval Reserve 3667: 961:at NavSource Naval History 872:for World War II service. 29: 3595: 3572: 3206: 3192: 2834: 2773: 2747: 2381: 1501:DE-563 — DE-574 (Unnamed) 470:(temporary) 1 October. 413:Ensign William P. Kephart 309:186 officers and enlisted 198: 50: 41: 1251:DE-95 — DE-98 (Unnamed) 1228:DE-78 — DE-90 (Unnamed) 1017:-class destroyer escorts 894:. She was redesignated 802:, Japan, and Okinawa to 419:Meyersdale, Pennsylvania 268:2 solid manganese-bronze 3377:Colombian National Navy 2552:Colombian National Navy 876:Transfer to South Korea 729:, Mindanao (17 April). 561:, she was reclassified 235:306 ft (93 m) 199:General characteristics 3461:Republic of Korea Navy 3296:Republic of China Navy 2636:Republic of Korea Navy 2471:Republic of China Navy 902:in 1980, redesignated 892:Republic of Korea Navy 848:Atlantic Reserve Fleet 662: 637:19th Infantry Regiment 610:77th Infantry Division 515:Battle of the Atlantic 433:. He was commissioned 414: 395:Republic of Korea Navy 361:depth charge projector 657: 592:103, she departed in 421:. He enlisted in the 412: 364:2 depth charge tracks 1468:J. Douglas Blackwood 898:in 1972, renumbered 808:Chinese Nationalists 665:Carrying men of the 631:s guns splashed two 559:high speed transport 519:After shakedown off 505:Charleston Navy Yard 456:Scouting Squadron 71 437:on 1 December 1938. 389:in service with the 265:Turbo-electric drive 101:Charleston Navy Yard 18:USS Kephart (DE-207) 1475:Francis M. Robinson 673:departed Noemfoor, 535:escort duty in the 511:on 7 January 1944. 3265:Joseph E. Campbell 2924:Joseph E. Campbell 2440:Joseph E. Campbell 1172:Joseph E. Campbell 1033:United States Navy 810:' effort to repel 663: 618:amphibious assault 415: 391:United States Navy 284:12,000 hp (8.9 MW) 84:William P. Kephart 3608: 3607: 3568: 3567: 3521:Vincente Guerrero 3277:Daniel T. Griffin 2847:Daniel T. Griffin 2791: 2790: 2743: 2742: 2696:Vincente Guerrero 2452:Daniel T. Griffin 1941: 1604:Damon M. Cummings 1520:Alexander J. Luke 1426:William T. Powell 1064:Daniel T. Griffin 860:Republic of Korea 737:Dutch East Indies 681:, she arrived at 466:15 June 1942 and 464:Lieutenant (j.g.) 458:(VS-71) on board 370: 369: 16:(Redirected from 3658: 3543: 3541: 3540: 3504: 3502: 3501: 3459: 3457: 3456: 3420: 3418: 3417: 3375: 3373: 3372: 3334:George W. Ingram 3294: 3292: 3291: 3253:Jack C. Robinson 3225: 3223: 3222: 3208: 3085:Jack C. Robinson 2882:George W. Ingram 2840:Charles Lawrence 2826:Charles Lawrence 2818: 2811: 2804: 2795: 2718: 2716: 2715: 2679: 2677: 2676: 2634: 2632: 2631: 2595: 2593: 2592: 2550: 2548: 2547: 2521:George W. Ingram 2469: 2467: 2466: 2428:Jack C. Robinson 2400: 2398: 2397: 2383: 1936: 1931: 1929: 1928: 1660:Jack C. Robinson 1120:George W. Ingram 1057:Charles Lawrence 1031: 1029: 1028: 1007: 1000: 993: 984: 928: 927: 862:on 16 May 1967. 725:(26 March); and 675:Schouten Islands 630: 554:Charles Lawrence 531:on 23 March for 387:destroyer escort 354:projectors (8×1) 342:21-inch (533 mm) 263:General Electric 214:destroyer escort 160: 157: 156: 155: 110:6 September 1943 65: 62: 61: 60: 46: 39: 21: 3666: 3665: 3661: 3660: 3659: 3657: 3656: 3655: 3611: 3610: 3609: 3604: 3591: 3564: 3545:Philippine Navy 3538: 3536: 3531: 3499: 3497: 3492: 3454: 3452: 3447: 3422:Ecuadorian Navy 3415: 3413: 3408: 3398:Almirante Brión 3370: 3368: 3363: 3289: 3287: 3282: 3220: 3218: 3213: 3212:Other operators 3202: 3188: 2830: 2822: 2792: 2787: 2769: 2739: 2720:Philippine Navy 2713: 2711: 2706: 2674: 2672: 2667: 2629: 2627: 2622: 2597:Ecuadorian Navy 2590: 2588: 2583: 2573:Almirante Brión 2545: 2543: 2538: 2464: 2462: 2457: 2395: 2393: 2388: 2377: 1935: 1926: 1924: 1919: 1809:Earl V. Johnson 1738:Henry R. Kenyon 1590:William C. Cole 1527:Robert I. 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She reached 757:South China Sea 745:Australian Army 709:(28 February); 703:Puerto Princesa 628: 571: 517: 494: 407: 377:(DE-207/APD-61) 158: 153: 151: 142:Transferred to 63: 58: 56: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 3664: 3662: 3654: 3653: 3648: 3643: 3638: 3633: 3628: 3623: 3613: 3612: 3606: 3605: 3603: 3602: 3596: 3593: 3592: 3590: 3589: 3580: 3573: 3570: 3569: 3566: 3565: 3563: 3562: 3549: 3547: 3533: 3532: 3530: 3529: 3510: 3508: 3494: 3493: 3491: 3490: 3478: 3465: 3463: 3449: 3448: 3446: 3445: 3437:Morán Valverde 3426: 3424: 3410: 3409: 3407: 3406: 3394: 3386:Almirante Tono 3381: 3379: 3365: 3364: 3362: 3361: 3349: 3337: 3325: 3313: 3300: 3298: 3284: 3283: 3281: 3280: 3272:Virgilio Uribe 3268: 3256: 3244: 3231: 3229: 3215: 3214: 3211: 3204: 3203: 3201: 3200: 3197: 3193: 3190: 3189: 3187: 3186: 3179: 3172: 3165: 3158: 3151: 3144: 3137: 3130: 3123: 3116: 3109: 3102: 3095: 3088: 3081: 3074: 3067: 3060: 3053: 3046: 3039: 3032: 3025: 3018: 3011: 3004: 2997: 2990: 2983: 2976: 2969: 2962: 2955: 2948: 2941: 2934: 2927: 2920: 2913: 2906: 2899: 2892: 2885: 2878: 2871: 2864: 2857: 2850: 2843: 2835: 2832: 2831: 2823: 2821: 2820: 2813: 2806: 2798: 2789: 2788: 2786: 2785: 2780: 2774: 2771: 2770: 2768: 2767: 2758: 2748: 2745: 2744: 2741: 2740: 2738: 2737: 2724: 2722: 2708: 2707: 2705: 2704: 2685: 2683: 2669: 2668: 2666: 2665: 2653: 2640: 2638: 2624: 2623: 2621: 2620: 2612:Morán Valverde 2601: 2599: 2585: 2584: 2582: 2581: 2569: 2561:Almirante Tono 2556: 2554: 2540: 2539: 2537: 2536: 2524: 2512: 2500: 2488: 2475: 2473: 2459: 2458: 2456: 2455: 2447:Virgilio Uribe 2443: 2431: 2419: 2406: 2404: 2390: 2389: 2386: 2379: 2378: 2376: 2375: 2367: 2359: 2351: 2343: 2335: 2327: 2319: 2311: 2303: 2295: 2287: 2269: 2261: 2253: 2245: 2237: 2229: 2221: 2213: 2205: 2197: 2189: 2181: 2173: 2161: 2149: 2141: 2133: 2125: 2117: 2109: 2101: 2089: 2081: 2069: 2061: 2049: 2041: 2029: 2017: 2005: 1993: 1981: 1969: 1957: 1944: 1942: 1921: 1920: 1918: 1917: 1910: 1903: 1896: 1889: 1882: 1875: 1868: 1861: 1854: 1847: 1840: 1833: 1826: 1819: 1812: 1805: 1798: 1791: 1784: 1777: 1770: 1763: 1756: 1749: 1747: (DE-693) 1741: 1734: 1727: 1720: 1713: 1706: 1704: (DE-678) 1698: 1691: 1684: 1677: 1670: 1663: 1656: 1649: 1642: 1635: 1628: 1621: 1614: 1607: 1600: 1593: 1586: 1579: 1572: 1565: 1558: 1551: 1544: 1537: 1530: 1523: 1516: 1509: 1502: 1499: 1492: 1485: 1478: 1471: 1464: 1457: 1450: 1443: 1436: 1429: 1422: 1415: 1408: 1401: 1394: 1387: 1380: 1378: (DE-206) 1372: 1365: 1358: 1351: 1344: 1341:James E. Craig 1337: 1330: 1323: 1316: 1309: 1302: 1295: 1288: 1281: 1279: (DE-156) 1273: 1266: 1259: 1252: 1249: 1242: 1239: 1236: 1229: 1226: 1219: 1211: 1204: 1197: 1190: 1182: 1175: 1168: 1161: 1154: 1151: 1144: 1137: 1130: 1123: 1116: 1109: 1102: 1095: 1088: 1081: 1074: 1067: 1060: 1053: 1045: 1037: 1035: 1021: 1020: 1012: 1010: 1009: 1002: 995: 987: 981: 980: 971: 962: 950: 949:External links 947: 921: 918: 877: 874: 868:received five 836:New Year's Day 830:, she reached 819: 816: 701:(30 January); 649:anti-submarine 570: 567: 516: 513: 493: 490: 462:. Promoted to 406: 403: 368: 367: 366: 365: 362: 355: 348: 338: 331: 324: 315: 311: 310: 307: 303: 302: 301:(44 km/h) 295: 291: 290: 289: 288: 285: 282: 279: 276: 269: 266: 257: 253: 252: 249: 245: 244: 241: 237: 236: 233: 229: 228: 227:(1,400 t) 221: 217: 216: 205: 204:Class and type 201: 200: 196: 195: 192: 188: 187: 184: 180: 179: 176: 172: 171: 166: 162: 161: 148: 147: 140: 136: 135: 132: 128: 127: 124: 123:Decommissioned 120: 119: 118:7 January 1944 116: 112: 111: 108: 104: 103: 98: 94: 93: 90: 86: 85: 82: 78: 77: 71: 67: 66: 53: 52: 48: 47: 32:ROKS Gyeongbuk 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3663: 3652: 3649: 3647: 3644: 3642: 3639: 3637: 3634: 3632: 3629: 3627: 3624: 3622: 3619: 3618: 3616: 3601: 3598: 3597: 3594: 3588: 3586: 3582:Followed by: 3581: 3579: 3576:Preceded by: 3575: 3574: 3571: 3560: 3556: 3555: 3554:Rajah Soliman 3551: 3550: 3548: 3546: 3534: 3527: 3523: 3522: 3517: 3516: 3512: 3511: 3509: 3507: 3495: 3488: 3484: 3483: 3479: 3476: 3472: 3471: 3467: 3466: 3464: 3462: 3450: 3443: 3439: 3438: 3433: 3432: 3428: 3427: 3425: 3423: 3411: 3404: 3400: 3399: 3395: 3392: 3388: 3387: 3383: 3382: 3380: 3378: 3366: 3359: 3355: 3354: 3350: 3347: 3343: 3342: 3338: 3335: 3331: 3330: 3326: 3323: 3319: 3318: 3314: 3311: 3307: 3306: 3302: 3301: 3299: 3297: 3285: 3278: 3274: 3273: 3269: 3266: 3262: 3261: 3257: 3254: 3250: 3249: 3245: 3242: 3238: 3237: 3233: 3232: 3230: 3228: 3216: 3209: 3205: 3198: 3195: 3194: 3191: 3185: 3184: 3180: 3178: 3177: 3173: 3171: 3170: 3166: 3164: 3163: 3159: 3157: 3156: 3152: 3150: 3149: 3145: 3143: 3142: 3138: 3136: 3135: 3131: 3129: 3128: 3124: 3122: 3121: 3117: 3115: 3114: 3110: 3108: 3107: 3103: 3101: 3100: 3096: 3094: 3093: 3089: 3087: 3086: 3082: 3080: 3079: 3075: 3073: 3072: 3068: 3066: 3065: 3061: 3059: 3058: 3054: 3052: 3051: 3047: 3045: 3044: 3040: 3038: 3037: 3033: 3031: 3030: 3026: 3024: 3023: 3019: 3017: 3016: 3012: 3010: 3009: 3005: 3003: 3002: 2998: 2996: 2995: 2991: 2989: 2988: 2984: 2982: 2981: 2977: 2975: 2974: 2970: 2968: 2967: 2963: 2961: 2960: 2956: 2954: 2953: 2949: 2947: 2946: 2942: 2940: 2939: 2935: 2933: 2932: 2928: 2926: 2925: 2921: 2919: 2918: 2914: 2912: 2911: 2907: 2905: 2904: 2900: 2898: 2897: 2893: 2891: 2890: 2886: 2884: 2883: 2879: 2877: 2876: 2872: 2870: 2869: 2865: 2863: 2862: 2858: 2856: 2855: 2851: 2849: 2848: 2844: 2842: 2841: 2837: 2836: 2833: 2829: 2827: 2819: 2814: 2812: 2807: 2805: 2800: 2799: 2796: 2784: 2781: 2779: 2776: 2775: 2772: 2766: 2764: 2760:Followed by: 2759: 2757: 2755: 2751:Preceded by: 2750: 2749: 2746: 2735: 2731: 2730: 2729:Rajah Soliman 2726: 2725: 2723: 2721: 2709: 2702: 2698: 2697: 2692: 2691: 2687: 2686: 2684: 2682: 2670: 2663: 2659: 2658: 2654: 2651: 2647: 2646: 2642: 2641: 2639: 2637: 2625: 2618: 2614: 2613: 2608: 2607: 2603: 2602: 2600: 2598: 2586: 2579: 2575: 2574: 2570: 2567: 2563: 2562: 2558: 2557: 2555: 2553: 2541: 2534: 2530: 2529: 2525: 2522: 2518: 2517: 2513: 2510: 2506: 2505: 2501: 2498: 2494: 2493: 2489: 2486: 2482: 2481: 2477: 2476: 2474: 2472: 2460: 2453: 2449: 2448: 2444: 2441: 2437: 2436: 2432: 2429: 2425: 2424: 2420: 2417: 2413: 2412: 2408: 2407: 2405: 2403: 2391: 2384: 2380: 2373: 2372: 2368: 2365: 2364: 2360: 2357: 2356: 2352: 2349: 2348: 2344: 2341: 2340: 2336: 2333: 2332: 2328: 2325: 2324: 2320: 2317: 2316: 2312: 2309: 2308: 2304: 2301: 2300: 2296: 2293: 2292: 2288: 2285: 2281: 2280: 2275: 2274: 2270: 2267: 2266: 2262: 2259: 2258: 2254: 2251: 2250: 2246: 2243: 2242: 2238: 2235: 2234: 2230: 2227: 2226: 2222: 2219: 2218: 2214: 2211: 2210: 2206: 2203: 2202: 2198: 2195: 2194: 2190: 2187: 2186: 2182: 2179: 2178: 2174: 2171: 2167: 2166: 2162: 2159: 2155: 2154: 2150: 2147: 2146: 2142: 2139: 2138: 2134: 2131: 2130: 2126: 2123: 2122: 2118: 2115: 2114: 2110: 2107: 2106: 2102: 2099: 2095: 2094: 2090: 2087: 2086: 2082: 2079: 2075: 2074: 2070: 2067: 2066: 2062: 2059: 2055: 2054: 2050: 2047: 2046: 2042: 2039: 2035: 2034: 2030: 2027: 2023: 2022: 2018: 2015: 2011: 2010: 2006: 2003: 1999: 1998: 1994: 1991: 1987: 1986: 1982: 1979: 1975: 1974: 1970: 1967: 1963: 1962: 1958: 1955: 1951: 1950: 1946: 1945: 1943: 1940: 1939:Captain class 1934: 1922: 1916: 1915: 1914:Jack W. Wilke 1911: 1909: 1908: 1904: 1902: 1901: 1897: 1895: 1894: 1890: 1888: 1887: 1883: 1881: 1880: 1876: 1874: 1873: 1869: 1867: 1866: 1862: 1860: 1859: 1855: 1853: 1852: 1848: 1846: 1845: 1841: 1839: 1838: 1834: 1832: 1831: 1827: 1825: 1824: 1820: 1818: 1817: 1813: 1811: 1810: 1806: 1804: 1803: 1799: 1797: 1796: 1792: 1790: 1789: 1785: 1783: 1782: 1778: 1776: 1775: 1771: 1769: 1768: 1764: 1762: 1761: 1757: 1755: 1754: 1750: 1748: 1746: 1742: 1740: 1739: 1735: 1733: 1732: 1728: 1726: 1725: 1721: 1719: 1718: 1714: 1712: 1711: 1707: 1705: 1703: 1699: 1697: 1696: 1692: 1690: 1689: 1685: 1683: 1682: 1678: 1676: 1675: 1671: 1669: 1668: 1664: 1662: 1661: 1657: 1655: 1654: 1650: 1648: 1647: 1643: 1641: 1640: 1636: 1634: 1633: 1629: 1627: 1626: 1622: 1620: 1619: 1615: 1613: 1612: 1608: 1606: 1605: 1601: 1599: 1598: 1597:Paul G. Baker 1594: 1592: 1591: 1587: 1585: 1584: 1580: 1578: 1577: 1573: 1571: 1570: 1566: 1564: 1563: 1559: 1557: 1556: 1552: 1550: 1549: 1545: 1543: 1542: 1538: 1536: 1535: 1531: 1529: 1528: 1524: 1522: 1521: 1517: 1515: 1514: 1510: 1508: 1507: 1503: 1500: 1498: 1497: 1493: 1491: 1490: 1486: 1484: 1483: 1479: 1477: 1476: 1472: 1470: 1469: 1465: 1463: 1462: 1458: 1456: 1455: 1451: 1449: 1448: 1444: 1442: 1441: 1437: 1435: 1434: 1430: 1428: 1427: 1423: 1421: 1420: 1416: 1414: 1413: 1409: 1407: 1406: 1402: 1400: 1399: 1395: 1393: 1392: 1388: 1386: 1385: 1381: 1379: 1377: 1373: 1371: 1370: 1366: 1364: 1363: 1359: 1357: 1356: 1352: 1350: 1349: 1345: 1343: 1342: 1338: 1336: 1335: 1331: 1329: 1328: 1324: 1322: 1321: 1317: 1315: 1314: 1310: 1308: 1307: 1303: 1301: 1300: 1296: 1294: 1293: 1289: 1287: 1286: 1282: 1280: 1278: 1274: 1272: 1271: 1267: 1265: 1264: 1260: 1258: 1257: 1253: 1250: 1248: 1247: 1243: 1240: 1237: 1235: 1234: 1230: 1227: 1225: 1224: 1220: 1218: 1216: 1212: 1210: 1209: 1205: 1203: 1202: 1198: 1196: 1195: 1191: 1189: 1187: 1183: 1181: 1180: 1176: 1174: 1173: 1169: 1167: 1166: 1162: 1160: 1159: 1155: 1152: 1150: 1149: 1145: 1143: 1142: 1138: 1136: 1135: 1131: 1129: 1128: 1124: 1122: 1121: 1117: 1115: 1114: 1110: 1108: 1107: 1103: 1101: 1100: 1096: 1094: 1093: 1089: 1087: 1086: 1082: 1080: 1079: 1075: 1073: 1072: 1068: 1066: 1065: 1061: 1059: 1058: 1054: 1052: 1050: 1046: 1044: 1043: 1039: 1038: 1036: 1034: 1022: 1018: 1016: 1008: 1003: 1001: 996: 994: 989: 988: 985: 979: 977: 972: 970: 968: 963: 960: 956: 955:Photo gallery 953: 952: 948: 946: 945: 943: 938: 935: 934: 933:public domain 919: 917: 915: 911: 909: 905: 901: 897: 893: 889: 887: 882: 875: 873: 871: 867: 863: 861: 857: 853: 852:Orange, Texas 849: 845: 841: 837: 833: 829: 825: 818:Reserve Fleet 817: 815: 813: 809: 805: 801: 797: 793: 789: 785: 784:Lagonoy Gulfs 781: 777: 772: 770: 766: 762: 758: 754: 750: 746: 742: 738: 734: 730: 728: 724: 720: 716: 712: 708: 704: 700: 696: 695:Grande Island 692: 688: 687:Lingayen Gulf 684: 680: 676: 672: 668: 660: 656: 652: 650: 646: 642: 638: 634: 627: 623: 619: 615: 611: 607: 603: 599: 595: 591: 587: 583: 579: 575: 568: 566: 564: 560: 557: 555: 550: 546: 542: 538: 534: 530: 526: 522: 514: 512: 510: 506: 502: 498: 491: 489: 487: 483: 479: 478: 471: 469: 465: 461: 457: 453: 452: 446: 445: 438: 436: 432: 428: 424: 420: 411: 404: 402: 400: 396: 392: 388: 385: 383: 378: 376: 363: 360: 356: 353: 349: 346: 345:torpedo tubes 343: 339: 336: 332: 329: 325: 322: 318: 317: 316: 313: 312: 308: 305: 304: 300: 296: 293: 292: 286: 283: 280: 277: 274: 270: 267: 264: 260: 259: 258: 255: 254: 250: 247: 246: 242: 239: 238: 234: 231: 230: 226: 222: 219: 218: 215: 212: 210: 206: 203: 202: 197: 194:30 April 1985 193: 190: 189: 185: 182: 181: 177: 174: 173: 170: 167: 164: 163: 149: 146:, 16 May 1967 145: 141: 138: 137: 133: 130: 129: 125: 122: 121: 117: 114: 113: 109: 106: 105: 102: 99: 96: 95: 91: 88: 87: 83: 80: 79: 76: 72: 69: 68: 64:United States 54: 49: 45: 40: 37: 33: 19: 3584: 3558: 3553: 3525: 3520: 3514: 3506:Mexican Navy 3486: 3481: 3474: 3469: 3441: 3436: 3430: 3402: 3397: 3390: 3385: 3357: 3352: 3345: 3340: 3333: 3328: 3321: 3316: 3309: 3304: 3276: 3271: 3264: 3259: 3252: 3247: 3240: 3235: 3227:Chilean Navy 3182: 3175: 3168: 3161: 3154: 3147: 3140: 3133: 3126: 3119: 3112: 3105: 3099:John P. Gray 3098: 3091: 3084: 3077: 3070: 3063: 3056: 3049: 3042: 3035: 3028: 3021: 3014: 3007: 3006: 3000: 2993: 2986: 2979: 2972: 2965: 2958: 2951: 2944: 2937: 2930: 2923: 2916: 2909: 2902: 2895: 2888: 2881: 2874: 2867: 2860: 2853: 2846: 2839: 2825: 2762: 2753: 2733: 2728: 2700: 2695: 2689: 2681:Mexican Navy 2661: 2656: 2649: 2644: 2616: 2611: 2605: 2577: 2572: 2565: 2560: 2532: 2527: 2520: 2515: 2508: 2503: 2496: 2491: 2484: 2479: 2451: 2446: 2439: 2434: 2427: 2422: 2415: 2410: 2402:Chilean Navy 2370: 2362: 2354: 2346: 2338: 2331:Thornborough 2330: 2322: 2314: 2306: 2298: 2290: 2283: 2278: 2272: 2264: 2256: 2248: 2240: 2232: 2224: 2216: 2208: 2200: 2192: 2184: 2176: 2169: 2164: 2157: 2152: 2144: 2136: 2128: 2120: 2112: 2104: 2097: 2092: 2084: 2077: 2072: 2064: 2057: 2052: 2044: 2037: 2032: 2025: 2020: 2013: 2008: 2001: 1996: 1989: 1984: 1977: 1972: 1965: 1960: 1953: 1948: 1913: 1906: 1899: 1892: 1885: 1878: 1871: 1864: 1857: 1850: 1843: 1836: 1829: 1822: 1815: 1808: 1801: 1794: 1787: 1780: 1773: 1766: 1759: 1752: 1744: 1737: 1730: 1723: 1716: 1709: 1701: 1694: 1687: 1680: 1674:John P. Gray 1673: 1666: 1659: 1652: 1645: 1638: 1631: 1624: 1617: 1610: 1603: 1596: 1589: 1582: 1575: 1568: 1561: 1554: 1547: 1540: 1533: 1526: 1519: 1512: 1505: 1495: 1488: 1481: 1474: 1467: 1460: 1453: 1446: 1439: 1432: 1425: 1418: 1411: 1404: 1397: 1390: 1383: 1382: 1375: 1368: 1361: 1354: 1348:Eichenberger 1347: 1340: 1333: 1326: 1319: 1312: 1305: 1298: 1291: 1284: 1276: 1269: 1262: 1256:Reuben James 1255: 1245: 1232: 1222: 1214: 1207: 1200: 1193: 1185: 1178: 1171: 1164: 1157: 1147: 1140: 1133: 1126: 1119: 1112: 1105: 1098: 1091: 1084: 1077: 1070: 1063: 1056: 1048: 1041: 1014: 975: 966: 958: 939: 930: 923: 913: 912: 907: 903: 899: 895: 885: 884: 883:was renamed 880: 879: 870:battle stars 865: 864: 843: 828:Pearl Harbor 823: 821: 775: 773: 753:North Borneo 732: 731: 717:(10 March); 690: 670: 664: 658: 625: 573: 572: 562: 553: 524: 518: 509:commissioned 496: 495: 476: 472: 459: 450: 443: 439: 416: 398: 381: 374: 372: 371: 352:depth charge 220:Displacement 208: 183:Commissioned 168: 126:21 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2371:Whitaker 2347:Trollope 2323:Stockham 2284:Reynolds 2241:Retalick 2100:(DE-94)) 2028:(DE-76)) 1992:(DE-52)) 1985:Bentinck 1968:(DE-72)) 1937:Part of 1767:Spangler 1724:Gillette 1576:Gendreau 1355:Thomason 1320:Lovelace 1233:Reynolds 1165:Blessman 1148:Amesbury 804:Tsingtao 727:Cotabato 715:Mindanao 645:San Jose 633:Japanese 590:TransDiv 537:Atlantic 529:New York 501:launched 486:Japanese 444:Saratoga 405:Namesake 359:Hedgehog 314:Armament 191:Stricken 175:Acquired 131:Stricken 107:Launched 81:Namesake 3585:Crosley 3487:Kephart 3470:Jeonnam 3442:Enright 3391:Bassett 3358:Schmitt 3317:Lu Shan 3310:Gantner 3236:Serrano 3120:Frament 3113:Schmitt 3092:Bassett 3043:Enright 3008:Kephart 2952:Hubbard 2938:Hopping 2896:Lee Fox 2875:Gantner 2868:England 2662:Kephart 2645:Jon Nam 2617:Enright 2566:Bassett 2533:Schmitt 2492:Lu Shan 2485:Gantner 2411:Serrano 2315:Stayner 2307:Spragge 2299:Seymour 2279:Halsted 2273:Russell 2233:Redmill 2201:Hargood 2193:Fitzroy 1997:Bentley 1973:Balfour 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Index

USS Kephart (DE-207)
ROKS Gyeongbuk

Charleston Navy Yard
South Korea
Buckley-class
destroyer escort
long tons
General Electric
propellers
knots
3"/50 guns
1.1" guns
20 mm guns
21-inch (533 mm)
torpedo tubes
depth charge
Hedgehog
Buckley-class
destroyer escort
United States Navy
Republic of Korea Navy

Meyersdale, Pennsylvania
United States Naval Reserve
Naval Air Station Pensacola
Florida
Ensign
USS Saratoga
USS Wasp

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