She was intended for Great Britain under Lend-Lease as BDE-23. However, Charles R. Greer was retained for American use and reclassified DE-23; launched 18 January 1943 by Mare Island Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. E. Greer; and commissioned 25 June 1943.
Charles R. Greer's assignment in the U.S. Pacific Fleet was to the never-ending task of escorting convoys in the intricate meshing of movements demanded by the buildup of Pacific bases. She cleared San Francisco, California, on the first such mission 5 September 1943, bound for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, which was to be her base until October 1944.
Her escort duty took her to west coast ports, to Funafuti in the Ellice Islands, and to the Gilberts and Marshalls. Early in December 1943 she formed part of the screen for the transports bringing the garrison force to Abemama in the Gilberts, where an important air base was soon developed. The next month she guarded the movement of the garrison for Majuro.
Under attack by Japanese aircraftedit
From October 1944 through February 1945, Charles R. Greer operated guarding convoys from Ulithi to Eniwetok, Guam, and Pearl Harbor. On 20 November 1944, her group came under attack by a lone enemy aircraft off Ulithi, but the fire of Charles R. Greer and the other escort vessels drove the Japanese plane off. She returned to Pearl Harbor from a west coast overhaul in April 1945, and took up a full schedule of training activities until late June, when she returned to the Marshall Islands for anti-submarine patrols, and convoy escort duty.
End-of-War operationsedit
She left Eniwetok on 31 August to sail to Wake Island, where on 4 September she took part in the surrender ceremonies.
Post-War Decommissioningedit
She sailed on to Pearl Harbor, where she was decommissioned 2 November 1945 and sold 1 February 1947.
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charles, greer, evarts, class, destroyer, escort, constructed, united, states, navy, during, world, promptly, sent, into, pacific, ocean, protect, convoys, other, ships, from, japanese, submarines, fighter, aircraft, returned, united, states, with, battle, sta. USS Charles R Greer DE 23 was an Evarts class destroyer escort constructed for the United States Navy during World War II She was promptly sent off into the Pacific Ocean to protect convoys and other ships from Japanese submarines and fighter aircraft At the end of the war she returned to the United States with two battle stars HistoryUnited StatesNameUSS Charles R GreerNamesakeCharles Rogers GreerBuilderMare Island Navy YardLaid down7 September 1942Launched18 January 1943Commissioned25 June 1943Decommissioned2 November 1945Stricken16 November 1945Honors andawards2 battle stars World War II FateSold for scrapping 1 February 1947General characteristicsTypeEvarts class destroyer escortDisplacement1 140 long tons 1 158 t standard 1 430 long tons 1 453 t fullLength289 ft 5 in 88 21 m o a 283 ft 6 in 86 41 m w lBeam35 ft 11 m Draft11 ft 3 4 m max Propulsion4 General Motors Model 16 278A diesel engines with electric drive 6 000 shp 4 474 kW 2 screwsSpeed19 knots 35 km h 22 mph Range4 150 nmi 7 690 km Complement15 officers and 183 enlistedArmament3 single 3 50 Mk 22 dual purpose guns 1 quad 1 1 75 Mk 2 AA gun 9 20 mm Mk 4 AA guns 1 Hedgehog Projector Mk 10 144 rounds 8 Mk 6 depth charge projectors 2 Mk 9 depth charge tracksShe was intended for Great Britain under Lend Lease as BDE 23 However Charles R Greer was retained for American use and reclassified DE 23 launched 18 January 1943 by Mare Island Navy Yard sponsored by Mrs E Greer and commissioned 25 June 1943 Contents 1 Namesake 2 World War II Pacific Theatre operations 3 Under attack by Japanese aircraft 4 End of War operations 5 Post War Decommissioning 6 Awards 7 References 8 External linksNamesake editUSS Charles R Greer was named for Charles Rogers Greer 10 July 1920 14 April 1942 who was born in Turtle Creek Pennsylvania United States He enlisted in the US Marine Corps in 1938 As a private first class he was on duty in the Philippines at the opening of World War II where he was awarded a Silver Star during the defense of Corregidor becoming the first Marine to be awarded an army decoration in World War II and the first to be mentioned in dispatches 1 World War II Pacific Theatre operations editCharles R Greer s assignment in the U S Pacific Fleet was to the never ending task of escorting convoys in the intricate meshing of movements demanded by the buildup of Pacific bases She cleared San Francisco California on the first such mission 5 September 1943 bound for Pearl Harbor Hawaii which was to be her base until October 1944 Her escort duty took her to west coast ports to Funafuti in the Ellice Islands and to the Gilberts and Marshalls Early in December 1943 she formed part of the screen for the transports bringing the garrison force to Abemama in the Gilberts where an important air base was soon developed The next month she guarded the movement of the garrison for Majuro Under attack by Japanese aircraft editFrom October 1944 through February 1945 Charles R Greer operated guarding convoys from Ulithi to Eniwetok Guam and Pearl Harbor On 20 November 1944 her group came under attack by a lone enemy aircraft off Ulithi but the fire of Charles R Greer and the other escort vessels drove the Japanese plane off She returned to Pearl Harbor from a west coast overhaul in April 1945 and took up a full schedule of training activities until late June when she returned to the Marshall Islands for anti submarine patrols and convoy escort duty End of War operations editShe left Eniwetok on 31 August to sail to Wake Island where on 4 September she took part in the surrender ceremonies Post War Decommissioning editShe sailed on to Pearl Harbor where she was decommissioned 2 November 1945 and sold 1 February 1947 Awards edit nbsp Combat Action Ribbon retroactive nbsp American Campaign Medal nbsp nbsp nbsp Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal with two service stars nbsp World War II Victory MedalReferences edit J Michael Miller FROM SHANGHAI TO CORREGIDOR Marines in the Defense of the Philippines Retrieved 11 December 2015 This article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Charles R Greer DE 23 Photo gallery of USS Charles R Greer DE 23 at NavSource Naval History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Charles R Greer amp oldid 1149466763, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
