USS O'Neill was named for Ensign William Thomas O'Neill, Jr., killed on 7 December 1941, during the attack on Pearl Harbor, while serving aboard USS Arizona. O'Neill was laid down on 26 August 1943 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey; launched on 14 November 1943; sponsored by Mrs. W. T. O'Neill and commissioned on 6 December 1943.
On 31 October O'Neill transited the Panama Canal and reported to the Pacific Fleet. Arriving in the forward area in December, she joined the 3rd Fleet under Admiral Halsey, and took part in the operations which culminated in the reconquest of Luzon in the Philippines.
In February 1945, O'Neill became a unit of the 5th Fleet under Admiral Spruance, and served as an escort for the transports which landed the 3rd Marine Division at Iwo Jima. This landing took place on 24 February, and thereafter O'Neill served in the anti-submarine screen around the island.
Okinawaedit
After a passage to Milne Bay, New Guinea, O'Neill joined the force assigned for the invasion of Okinawa. The initial landings were made on 1 April. In the prolonged fight for the island, she served almost continuously for 60 days on ASW picket duty – shooting down a Japanese twin-engined bomber on 25 May, and being hit by a kamikaze suicide plane on the 26th. On the latter occasion two men were killed and 17 were wounded aboard the ship.
Shortly after a change of command on 16 June, O'Neill returned to San Pedro, California. for repairs of battle damage and major overhaul. While in San Pedro the war in the Pacific came to an end. On completion of overhaul, she again transited the Panama Canal, returning to the Atlantic Fleet.
Royal Netherlands Navy (1950–1967)edit
O'Neill was placed out of commission in reserve on 2 May 1946, and berthed at Green Cove Springs, Florida, until 23 October 1950, at which time she was transferred to the Netherlands under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program. O'Neill was struck from the U. S. Naval Vessel Register on 20 December 1950. After operating as Hr. Ms. Dubois (F809) she was returned to the US Navy in December 1967, and was sold to a scrap yard in West Germany in February 1968.
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This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations February 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message USS O Neill DE 188 was a Cannon class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946 In 1950 she was transferred to the Royal Netherlands Navy where she served as Hr Ms Dubois F809 until 1967 She was scrapped in 1968 History United States NameUSS O Neill NamesakeWilliam Thomas O Neill Jr BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Newark New Jersey Laid down26 August 1943 Launched14 November 1943 Commissioned6 December 1943 Decommissioned2 May 1946 Stricken20 December 1950 FateTransferred to the Netherlands 23 October 1950 Netherlands NameHr Ms Dubois F809 Acquired23 October 1950 FateReturned to US Navy December 1967 Sold for scrapping February 1968 General characteristics Class and typeCannon class destroyer escort Displacement1 240 long tons 1 260 t standard 1 620 long tons 1 646 t full Length306 ft 93 m o a 300 ft 91 m w l Beam36 ft 10 in 11 23 m Draft11 ft 8 in 3 56 m Propulsion4 GM Mod 16 278A diesel engines with electric drive 6 000 shp 4 474 kW 2 screws Speed21 knots 39 km h 24 mph Range10 800 nmi 20 000 km at 12 kn 22 km h 14 mph Complement15 officers and 201 enlisted Armament3 single Mk 22 3 50 caliber guns 1 twin 40 mm Mk 1 AA gun 8 20 mm Mk 4 AA guns 3 21 inch 533 mm torpedo tubes 1 Hedgehog Mk 10 anti submarine mortar 144 rounds 8 Mk 6 depth charge projectors 2 Mk 9 depth charge tracks Contents 1 History 1 1 United States Navy 1943 1950 1 1 1 Battle of the Atlantic 1 1 2 Pacific War 1 1 2 1 Okinawa 1 2 Royal Netherlands Navy 1950 1967 2 References 3 External linksHistory editUnited States Navy 1943 1950 edit USS O Neill was named for Ensign William Thomas O Neill Jr killed on 7 December 1941 during the attack on Pearl Harbor while serving aboard USS Arizona O Neill was laid down on 26 August 1943 by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Newark New Jersey launched on 14 November 1943 sponsored by Mrs W T O Neill and commissioned on 6 December 1943 Battle of the Atlantic edit Following a shakedown cruise to Bermuda O Neill reported to the U S Atlantic Fleet for duty Her first major assignment was a convoy operation from New York City to the United Kingdom This was followed by a series of similar operations shepherding convoys between U S ports and Casablanca French Morocco Bizerte Tunisia and Belfast Northern Ireland All Atlantic crossings were made without the loss of a single vessel Pacific War edit On 31 October O Neill transited the Panama Canal and reported to the Pacific Fleet Arriving in the forward area in December she joined the 3rd Fleet under Admiral Halsey and took part in the operations which culminated in the reconquest of Luzon in the Philippines In February 1945 O Neill became a unit of the 5th Fleet under Admiral Spruance and served as an escort for the transports which landed the 3rd Marine Division at Iwo Jima This landing took place on 24 February and thereafter O Neill served in the anti submarine screen around the island Okinawa edit After a passage to Milne Bay New Guinea O Neill joined the force assigned for the invasion of Okinawa The initial landings were made on 1 April In the prolonged fight for the island she served almost continuously for 60 days on ASW picket duty shooting down a Japanese twin engined bomber on 25 May and being hit by a kamikaze suicide plane on the 26th On the latter occasion two men were killed and 17 were wounded aboard the ship Shortly after a change of command on 16 June O Neill returned to San Pedro California for repairs of battle damage and major overhaul While in San Pedro the war in the Pacific came to an end On completion of overhaul she again transited the Panama Canal returning to the Atlantic Fleet Royal Netherlands Navy 1950 1967 edit O Neill was placed out of commission in reserve on 2 May 1946 and berthed at Green Cove Springs Florida until 23 October 1950 at which time she was transferred to the Netherlands under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program O Neill was struck from the U S Naval Vessel Register on 20 December 1950 After operating as Hr Ms Dubois F809 she was returned to the US Navy in December 1967 and was sold to a scrap yard in West Germany in February 1968 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 O Neill DE 188 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to F809 Hr Ms Dubois ship 1943 Photo gallery of USS O Neill DE 188 at NavSource Naval History Ships of the U S Navy 1940 1945 DE 188 USS O Neill Ships of the U S Navy 1940 1945 DE Destroyer Escorts uboat net USS O Neill DE 188 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS O 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