Fred Kenneth Moore was born on 17 December 1921 at Campbell, Texas. He attended Lone Oak High School in Lone Oak, Texas. He enlisted in the United States Navy on 31 July 1940. He was serving on the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 when the Attack on Pearl Harbor took place. Seaman Moore remained at his station on antiaircraft gun No. 1 in spite of orders to take cover when the Japanese strafing became severe. With two other members of the gun crew, he assisted in keeping the gun in operation until he was killed by an explosion. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.
Construction and commissioningedit
Moore (DE 240) was laid down 20 July 1942 at the Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Texas; launched 20 December 1942; sponsored by Mrs. Fred Moore, mother of Seaman Fred K. Moore; and commissioned 1 July 1943.
World War II North Atlantic operationsedit
Following shakedown off Bermuda, Moore steamed to Norfolk, Virginia, where she reported for duty with task force TF 63, then escorted merchant convoys, beginning 10 September 1943. Before the end of the year she had transited the Atlantic to North Africa twice. On 13 January 1944, she relieved USS Decker (DE-47) for a month of operations off the New England coast under Com Fleet Air Wing, Quonset Point, Rhode Island. In March, she sailed to Casco Bay, Maine, for abbreviated training exercises and then headed south to Norfolk where she joined task group TG 24.14 and sailed, on the 15th, in the screen of USS Tripoli (CVE-64) for antisubmarine patrol duty west of the Cape Verde Islands. A unit of the U.S. 4th Fleet for under 2 months, she returned to Norfolk, 27 April, and, in May, continued her patrols with Tripoli in the North Atlantic, from Bermuda to Argentia, Newfoundland, in TG 22.4.
Detached for the month of July, she conducted coastal operations and escort work, and completed one escort run to Bermuda before resuming operations with TG 22.4, assigned this time to USS Core (CVE-13). For the remainder of the war in Europe she operated with Core, cruising along the east coast and in the western Atlantic from Cuba to Newfoundland.
Reassigned to the Pacific Fleetedit
On 11 May 1945, she put into Tompkinsville, shifting later to Brooklyn and then to Boston, Massachusetts, for overhaul preparatory to her reassignment to the Pacific Fleet. She got underway for the Pacific, with others of her division, CortDiv 7, for which she served as flagship, 24 June. On 4 August she arrived at Pearl Harbor, where, 10 days later, she received word of the Japanese agreement to Allied surrender terms. On the 20th, she resumed her westward voyage and arrived, on the 29th, at Saipan. There she reported to TF 94 for post war duty under Com Marianas area. Assigned to the Bonin Volcano area she anchored off western Iwo Jima, 3 September, and a few days later commenced air sea rescue operations with Fleet Air Wing 18.
Postwar decommissioningedit
Moore returned to the United States in late 1946 with orders to report to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet for inactivation. That work, begun in January 1947, was completed 30 June, when Moore decommissioned and joined the 16th Fleet. Berthed originally at Green Cove Springs, Florida, she was later transferred to the Norfolk Reserve Group. She was struck from the Navy list on 1 August 1973 and sunk as a target off Virginia, 13 June 1975.
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USS Moore DE 240 was an Edsall class destroyer escort built for the U S Navy during World War II She served in the Atlantic Ocean the Pacific Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys History United States NamesakeFred Kenneth Moore BuilderBrown Shipbuilding Houston Texas Laid down20 July 1942 Launched21 December 1942 Commissioned1 July 1943 Decommissioned30 June 1947 Stricken1 August 1973 FateSunk as target off Virginia 13 June 1975 General characteristics Class and typeEdsall class destroyer escort Displacement1 253 tons standard 1 590 tons full load Length306 feet 93 27 m Beam36 58 feet 11 15 m Draft10 42 full load feet 3 18 m Propulsion4 FM diesel engines 4 diesel generators 6 000 shp 4 5 MW 2 screws Speed21 knots 39 km h Range9 100 nmi at 12 knots 17 000 km at 22 km h Complement8 officers 201 enlisted Armament3 single 3 in 76 mm 50 guns 1 twin 40 mm AA guns 8 single 20 mm AA guns 1 triple 21 in 533 mm torpedo tubes 8 depth charge projectors 1 depth charge projector hedgehog 2 depth charge tracks Contents 1 Namesake 2 Construction and commissioning 3 World War II North Atlantic operations 4 Reassigned to the Pacific Fleet 5 Postwar decommissioning 6 References 7 External linksNamesake editFred Kenneth Moore was born on 17 December 1921 at Campbell Texas He attended Lone Oak High School in Lone Oak Texas He enlisted in the United States Navy on 31 July 1940 He was serving on the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 when the Attack on Pearl Harbor took place Seaman Moore remained at his station on antiaircraft gun No 1 in spite of orders to take cover when the Japanese strafing became severe With two other members of the gun crew he assisted in keeping the gun in operation until he was killed by an explosion He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross Construction and commissioning editMoore DE 240 was laid down 20 July 1942 at the Brown Shipbuilding Co Houston Texas launched 20 December 1942 sponsored by Mrs Fred Moore mother of Seaman Fred K Moore and commissioned 1 July 1943 World War II North Atlantic operations editFollowing shakedown off Bermuda Moore steamed to Norfolk Virginia where she reported for duty with task force TF 63 then escorted merchant convoys beginning 10 September 1943 Before the end of the year she had transited the Atlantic to North Africa twice On 13 January 1944 she relieved USS Decker DE 47 for a month of operations off the New England coast under Com Fleet Air Wing Quonset Point Rhode Island In March she sailed to Casco Bay Maine for abbreviated training exercises and then headed south to Norfolk where she joined task group TG 24 14 and sailed on the 15th in the screen of USS Tripoli CVE 64 for antisubmarine patrol duty west of the Cape Verde Islands A unit of the U S 4th Fleet for under 2 months she returned to Norfolk 27 April and in May continued her patrols with Tripoli in the North Atlantic from Bermuda to Argentia Newfoundland in TG 22 4 Detached for the month of July she conducted coastal operations and escort work and completed one escort run to Bermuda before resuming operations with TG 22 4 assigned this time to USS Core CVE 13 For the remainder of the war in Europe she operated with Core cruising along the east coast and in the western Atlantic from Cuba to Newfoundland Reassigned to the Pacific Fleet editOn 11 May 1945 she put into Tompkinsville shifting later to Brooklyn and then to Boston Massachusetts for overhaul preparatory to her reassignment to the Pacific Fleet She got underway for the Pacific with others of her division CortDiv 7 for which she served as flagship 24 June On 4 August she arrived at Pearl Harbor where 10 days later she received word of the Japanese agreement to Allied surrender terms On the 20th she resumed her westward voyage and arrived on the 29th at Saipan There she reported to TF 94 for post war duty under Com Marianas area Assigned to the Bonin Volcano area she anchored off western Iwo Jima 3 September and a few days later commenced air sea rescue operations with Fleet Air Wing 18 Postwar decommissioning editMoore returned to the United States in late 1946 with orders to report to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet for inactivation That work begun in January 1947 was completed 30 June when Moore decommissioned and joined the 16th Fleet Berthed originally at Green Cove Springs Florida she was later transferred to the Norfolk Reserve Group She was struck from the Navy list on 1 August 1973 and sunk as a target off Virginia 13 June 1975 References editThis 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 Moore DE 240 NavSource Online Destroyer Escort Photo Archive USS Moore DE 240 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Moore amp oldid 1149358603, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
