Following the Japanese surrender, the destroyer escort sailed with a task group via Okinawa to Jinsen, Korea, for operations in support of the Korean occupation. She later took part in the occupation of China. Rolf decommissioned on 3 June 1946 and entered the Pacific Reserve Fleet at San Diego, California, where she remained until stricken from the Navy list 1 December 1972. She was sold for scrap on 11 September 1973 and broken up.
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rolf, john, butler, class, destroyer, escort, service, with, united, states, navy, from, 1944, 1946, scrapped, 1973, historyunited, statesnamerolfnamesakerobert, walter, rolfbuilderconsolidated, steel, corporation, orange, texaslaid, down20, march, 1944launche. USS Rolf DE 362 was a John C Butler class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 She was scrapped in 1973 HistoryUnited StatesNameRolfNamesakeRobert Walter RolfBuilderConsolidated Steel Corporation Orange TexasLaid down20 March 1944Launched23 May 1944Commissioned7 September 1944Decommissioned3 June 1946Stricken1 December 1972IdentificationDE 362FateSold for scrapping 11 September 1973General characteristicsClass and typeJohn C Butler class destroyer escortDisplacement1 350 tonsLength306 ft 93 m Beam36 ft 8 in 11 18 m Draft9 ft 5 in 2 87 m Propulsion2 boilers 2 geared turbine engines 12 000 shp 8 900 kW 2 propellersSpeed24 knots 44 km h 28 mph Range6 000 nmi 11 000 km 6 900 mi at 12 kn 22 km h 14 mph Complement14 officers 201 enlistedArmament2 single 5 in 127 mm guns 2 twin 40 mm 1 6 in AA guns 10 single 20 mm 0 79 in AA guns 1 triple 21 in 533 mm torpedo tubes 8 depth charge throwers 1 Hedgehog ASW mortar 2 depth charge racks Contents 1 Namesake 2 History 3 References 4 External linksNamesake EditRobert Walter Rolf was born on 26 August 1914 in Rock Island Illinois He attended Augustana College in his hometown before enlisting in the U S Naval Reserve at Chicago Illinois on 5 August 1941 He began his training at the U S Naval Academy on 9 January 1942 accepted appointment as midshipman USNR on 9 February and was promoted to ensign on 5 May After duty at San Diego California further training at Purdue University Lafayette Indiana and assignments at the Norfolk Naval Base and Consolidated Steel Corp Orange Texas he was promoted to lieutenant junior grade He was appointed commanding officer of an LCI L effective 12 June 1942 He was killed in a Japanese bombing raid on 6 September during the Landing at Lae New Guinea He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross History EditUSS Rolf was named in honor of Robert Walter Rolf who was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions at New Guinea The ship s keel was laid down on 20 March 1944 by Consolidated Steel Corp at their yard in Orange Texas The ship was launched on 23 May 1944 sponsored by Mrs Martha M Rolf mother of the ship s namesake The warship was commissioned on 7 September 1944 Following shakedown off Bermuda she departed Norfolk Virginia on 30 November and reached San Diego California on 5 December Rolf then sailed for the southwest Pacific Ocean and escorted a convoy from Hollandia New Guinea to Leyte Gulf The ship subsequently operated under the Philippine Sea Frontier and from May to August was part of a hunter killer group at Subic Bay Philippine Islands Just prior to the close of hostilities Rolf participated in a search for enemy midget submarines believed to be operating northeast of Casiguran Bay Luzon Following the Japanese surrender the destroyer escort sailed with a task group via Okinawa to Jinsen Korea for operations in support of the Korean occupation She later took part in the occupation of China Rolf decommissioned on 3 June 1946 and entered the Pacific Reserve Fleet at San Diego California where she remained until stricken from the Navy list 1 December 1972 She was sold for scrap on 11 September 1973 and broken up References EditThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Rolf DE 362 Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships NavSource Online Destroyer Escort Photo Archive USS Rolf DE 362 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Rolf amp oldid 1121998699, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
