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USS Livermore (DD-429)

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and was assigned antisubmarine, antiaircraft, and fire support duties. Five days later, the invasion force successfully established ashore, she sailed for Norfolk, arriving 26 November.
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was on the third of a new series of escort crossings between the east coast and Oran. Completing her last transatlantic voyage 29 May, she prepared for duty in the Pacific.
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arrived off this embattled beachhead on 5 March. She provided both antiaircraft protection and shore bombardment support. After rotation to the convoy run between
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then decommissioned and was placed "in service" 24 January 1947, and was assigned to Naval Reserve training in the 6th Naval District. She was reassigned to the
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on 19 July 1956. From 1956 to late 1958, her hull was used for spare parts and experimental purposes. During this time, she was anchored off
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Designated for use in the Naval Reserve Training Program, she was placed in commission, in reserve 1 May 1946.
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continued on duty in the western Mediterranean until 26 October when she steamed out of Oran for overhaul in
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departed New York for the first of many transatlantic escort missions. Completing her second voyage to
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for occupation duty. Her stay in the Orient was relatively brief; for, after several voyages between
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also included a temporary grounding on 24 November during a storm and having a friendly battery on
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and full U.S. participation in World War II enlarged the scope of her actions. On 7 April 1942
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on 15 March 1949. While making one of her training cruises. she ran aground off southern
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was hit by a shore battery. The damage was slight, and her guns silenced the enemy guns.
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6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph)
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on 24 January foreshadowed a prolonged stay in the Mediterranean Sea. Two days earlier
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and was placed out of service 15 May 1950 and inactivated. She was struck from the
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when the latter was torpedoed on 17 October. The hazards of this duty for
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on 27 June, she began coastal patrol and convoy duty southward into the
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on 27 September escorting transports carrying soldiers of the Army's
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was purchased by the Republic of China Navy for spare parts)
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from Iceland to Newfoundland prior to US declaration of war
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from Newfoundland to Iceland prior to US declaration of war
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from Iceland to Newfoundland prior to US declaration of war
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on 30 July 1949. Refloated the next day she proceeded to
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battle reinforcement prior to US declaration of war
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She was on convoy duty with the destroyer 350:23 December 1938; laid down 6 March 1939 by 232:37.5 kn (69.5 km/h; 43.2 mph) 806:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 1448: 959: 945: 937: 849: 847: 825: 823: 727:, she embarked dischargees for passage to 189:  11 ft 9 in (3.58 m), 679:Though she departed New York on 22 June, 478:The year 1943 began with patrol duty off 378:Launched in the aftermath of the fall of 1777:Cold War destroyers of the United States 800:This article incorporates text from the 545: 819: 339:to be honored with a ship in his name. 18: 766:. Upon conclusion of the experiments 486:, French Morocco. Her departure from 35: 7: 14: 1612:Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force 1649: 1604: 1569: 1524: 1460: 793: 222:50,000 shp (37,000 kW) 37: 22: 581:prior to US declaration of war 248:16 officers, 260 enlisted (war) 123:Sold 3 March 1961 for scrapping 899:. Andrew Hague Convoy Database 878:. Andrew Hague Convoy Database 857:. Andrew Hague Convoy Database 833:. Andrew Hague Convoy Database 672:The war ended in Europe while 1: 809:. The entry can be found 179:  36 ft (11 m) 683:found her still training at 668:End of World War II and fate 1808: 1782:Ships built in Bath, Maine 784:for World War II service. 737:Charleston, South Carolina 711:sailed 3 November for the 327:, was the 1st ship of the 1746: 1720: 1447: 977: 162:341 ft (104 m) 127: 30: 21: 287:21 in (533 mm) 302:2 × depth charge tracks 260:5 in (130 mm) 128:General characteristics 16:Gleaves-class destroyer 1468:Republic of China Navy 772:Pope's Creek, Maryland 468:north African invasion 434:attack on Pearl Harbor 424:fire across the ship. 342:Originally planned as 760:Naval Vessel Register 466:, 9 November for the 346:, DD-429 was renamed 764:Indianhead, Maryland 739:on 18 January 1946. 360:Lieutenant Commander 206:Babcock & Wilcox 1532:Royal Hellenic Navy 921:navsource.org: USS 570:24 Sept-1 Oct 1941 929:hazegray.org: USS 748:1st Naval District 638:29 Nov-4 Dec 1941 536:New York Navy Yard 335:, the first naval 329:United States Navy 1759: 1758: 1716: 1715: 971:-class destroyers 665: 664: 308: 307: 270:.50 cal (12.7 mm) 1799: 1655: 1653: 1652: 1610: 1608: 1607: 1575: 1573: 1572: 1530: 1528: 1527: 1466: 1464: 1463: 1449: 961: 954: 947: 938: 908: 907: 905: 904: 893: 887: 886: 884: 883: 872: 866: 865: 863: 862: 851: 842: 841: 839: 838: 827: 797: 796: 654:troopships from 546: 542:Convoys escorted 388:aircraft carrier 374:Pre World War II 333:Samuel Livermore 331:to be named for 213:General Electric 64:Samuel Livermore 45: 42: 41: 40: 26: 19: 1807: 1806: 1802: 1801: 1800: 1798: 1797: 1796: 1762: 1761: 1760: 1755: 1742: 1712: 1650: 1648: 1643: 1605: 1603: 1598: 1578:Marina Militare 1570: 1568: 1563: 1525: 1523: 1518: 1461: 1459: 1454: 1453:Other operators 1443: 973: 965: 917: 912: 911: 902: 900: 895: 894: 890: 881: 879: 874: 873: 869: 860: 858: 853: 852: 845: 836: 834: 829: 828: 821: 794: 790: 780:received three 705:Wakayama, Japan 670: 623:10-19 Nov 1941 608:16-17 Oct 1941 593:13-15 Oct 1941 544: 496:landed at Anzio 476: 430: 376: 371: 369:Service history 352:Bath Iron Works 107:24 January 1947 74:Bath Iron Works 43: 38: 36: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1805: 1803: 1795: 1794: 1789: 1784: 1779: 1774: 1764: 1763: 1757: 1756: 1754: 1753: 1747: 1744: 1743: 1741: 1740: 1731: 1721: 1718: 1717: 1714: 1713: 1711: 1710: 1698: 1686: 1674: 1661: 1659: 1645: 1644: 1642: 1641: 1629: 1616: 1614: 1600: 1599: 1597: 1596: 1583: 1581: 1565: 1564: 1562: 1561: 1549: 1536: 1534: 1520: 1519: 1517: 1516: 1509: 1497: 1485: 1472: 1470: 1456: 1455: 1452: 1445: 1444: 1442: 1441: 1434: 1427: 1420: 1413: 1406: 1399: 1392: 1385: 1378: 1371: 1364: 1357: 1350: 1343: 1336: 1329: 1322: 1315: 1308: 1301: 1294: 1287: 1280: 1273: 1266: 1259: 1252: 1245: 1238: 1231: 1224: 1217: 1210: 1203: 1196: 1189: 1182: 1175: 1168: 1161: 1154: 1147: 1140: 1133: 1126: 1119: 1112: 1105: 1098: 1091: 1084: 1077: 1070: 1063: 1056: 1049: 1042: 1035: 1028: 1021: 1014: 1007: 1000: 993: 986: 978: 975: 974: 966: 964: 963: 956: 949: 941: 935: 934: 926: 916: 915:External links 913: 910: 909: 888: 867: 843: 818: 817: 816: 815: 789: 786: 687:. 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Index

USS Livermore (DD-429)
Samuel Livermore
Bath Iron Works
Gleaves-class
destroyer
waterline
Babcock & Wilcox
boilers
General Electric
turbines
5 in (130 mm)
DP
.50 cal (12.7 mm)
20 mm
AA
21 in (533 mm)
torpedo tubes
depth charge
Gleaves-class
destroyer
United States Navy
Samuel Livermore
chaplain
Bath Iron Works
Bath, Maine
Lieutenant Commander
Vernon Huber
France
aircraft carrier
Wasp

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