USS Kearny (DD 432)
USS Kearny (DD 432)
| Name | USS Kearny (DD 432) | ||
| Type: | Destroyer (Gleaves-Benson) | ||
| Tonnage | 1.630 tons | ||
| Completed | 1940 - Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co, Kearny NJ | ||
| Owner | United States Navy | ||
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| Date of attack | 17 Oct, 1941 | Nationality:  American | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-568 (Joachim Preuss) | ||
| Position | 57N, 24W - Grid AL 0146 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (11 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-48 | ||
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| History | Early 1941 the USS Kearny (DD 432) was part of the Neutrality patrol in the Caribbean. In November 1942, the destroyer took part in the operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa and was credited with downing one aircraft. The USS Kearny (DD 432) received three battle stars for her WWII service. | ||
| Notes on loss | The USS Kearny (DD 432) (Cmdr A.L. Danis) was part of the Escort Group 4.1.4 (detached from convoy ON-24) and escorted SC-48 southwest of Iceland. At 04.15 hours on 17 Oct, 1941, the destroyer was hit by one of four torpedoes fired by U-568. The torpedo struck on starboard side, killing eleven men and wounded 22 others. The vessel steamed at 10 knots under escort by the American destroyer USS Greer (DD 145) to Hvalfjordur, Iceland, arriving on 19 October. After temporary repairs alongside the American repair ship USS Vulcan (AR 5) she left Iceland on 24 December for Boston for permanent repairs, which were completed until March 1942. | ||
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