USS Corry (DD-463)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Corry.
USS Corry (DD-463), a Gleaves-class destroyer, (also known as the Bristol class), was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander William M. Corry, Jr., an officer in the Navy during World War I and a recipient of the Medal of Honor.
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USS Corry rescues survivors of U-801, 17 March 1944. | |
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Name | Corry |
Namesake | William M. Corry, Jr. |
Builder | Charleston Navy Yard |
Laid down | 4 September 1940 |
Launched | 28 July 1941 |
Commissioned | 18 December 1941 |
Fate | Sunk 6 June 1944 |
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Class and type | Gleaves-class destroyer |
Displacement | 1,630 tons |
Length | 348 ft 3 in (106.15 m) |
Beam | 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m) |
Draft | 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m) |
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Speed | 37.4 knots (69 km/h) |
Range | 6,500 nmi (12,000 km; 7,500 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 16 officers, 260 enlisted |
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Corry was launched 28 July 1941 by Charleston Navy Yard, sponsored by Miss Jean Constance Corry.[1] The ship was commissioned on 18 December 1941 and reported to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet.