Military History of the USS Corry
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Corry DD-817
The 3rd, USS Corry DD-817, was launched 7-28-1945 by Consolidated Steel Corp. of Texas, Orange, TX; sponsored by Miss Corry; commissioned 2-27-1946, CDR M.S. Shellabarger in command; & reported to the Atlantic Fleet.  The Corry sailed from Galveston, TX, 3-28-1946 for shakedown
training in the Caribbean, & arrived at Norfolk 10 July.
A tour of duty followed in European & Mediterranean waters
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photo was taken from the Corry as she entered the Suez Canal on
The USS Corry conducted Reserve training cruises from the Potomac River Naval Command, then reported to Pensacola to serve as plane guard for carriers operating off Florida from 9-22-1947 to 4-28-1950.
Recommissioned 1-09-1954, USS Corry performed a shakedown to Gitmo & then carried NROTC midshipmen on a cruise to New Orleans & thru the Panama Canal for operations at Balboa in the summer of 1954. From Sept. 1954 thru 1960 USS Corry alternated 4 tours of duty with the 6th. Fleet in the Mediterranean with operations out of Norfolk along the east coast, & exercises in the Caribbean. The USS Corry
DD-817 served in Viet Nam in 68-70 tour & is a member of The USS Corry earned
various ribbons, awards & the E efficiency award. The following info
was supplied to me by former USS Corry shipmate, MSSN On 7-6-2000, I received
the following Email, from John Driscoll with Email address of "If you have any
questions regarding this, I would be happy to answer them as best
I can. The USS Corry DDR-817 was stricken from the US Navy List on 2/27/1981. The USS Corry was sold to Greece in July 1981. Renamed "Kriezis", she served in the Greek Navy until 1994. She is now said to be"laid up in Souda Bay, Crete, as of January 1998."
USS Corry DD-463 Please check the US Corry DD463 Website The second USS Corry, DD-463, was launched 7-28-1941 by Charleston Navy Yard, sponsored by Ms. J.C. Corry; and commissioned on 12-18-1941. With LCDR E.C. Burchett in command, the USS Corry reported to the Atlantic Fleet. USS Corry conducted special operations with Radio Washington at Annapolis from 18-21 May 1942; then sailed 21 May to escort SS Queen Elizabeth into New York Harbor 22 May. After an escort voyage to Bermuda, she patrolled off Newfoundland between 31 May & 23 June & rejoining her group at Newport 1 July, operated on coastal patrol & escort, voyaging several times to Caribbean ports, until 19 October, when she put in to Bermuda. During this period she picked up survivors of the torpedoed SS Ruty from a life raft off Trinidad. The USS Corry cleared Bermuda 10-25-1942 for Casablanca to participate in the Moroccan landings in the screen of Ranger CV-4. She left Casablanca 16 Nov. for Norfolk & Boston, & after overhaul resumed her coastal & Caribbean operations until 2-13-1943, when she sailed on escort duty from Norfolk for north Africa, returning 6 Mar. for operations in the western Atlantic. On 11 Aug. she sailed for Scotland & operated with the British Home Fleet, cruising once to Norway & twice to Iceland to cover the movement of Russian bound convoys. Returning to Boston 3 Dec., USS Corry sailed 24 Dec. for escort duty to New Orleans & Panama. Similar operations continued until 2-16-1944, when USS Corry sailed for hunter-killer operations in the Atlantic with TG 21.16, arriving at Casablanca 8 Mar. She left Casablanca 11 Mar., & on 16 Mar. joined with Bronstein DE-189 in attacking the German submarine U-801. When the submarine surfaced, USS Corry sank her with gunfire, & picked up her 47 survivors. USS Corry arrived at Boston 30 Mar. for overhaul followed by training. USS Corry cleared Norfolk 4-20-1944 for Great Britain, & the staging of the Normandy Invasion. She escorted heavy ships & transports across the channel on 6 Jun., & headed for San Marcouf Island, her station for fire support. At 0633 she hit a mine, which exploded below her engineering spaces, & all power was lost. Within minutes, she had broken amidships & her main deck was under 2 feet of water. The order was given to abandon ship, & her survivors were in the water some 2 hours under constant shelling until rescued by Fitch DD-462, Hobson DD-464, Butler DD-636, & PT-199. Of her crew, 6 were dead, 16 missing, & 33 injured. USS Corry received 4 battle stars for World War II service.
USS Corry DD-334
Courtesy Drew & Lisa Weldon at [email protected] The first "USS Corry" DD-334, was launched 3-28-1921 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., San Francisco, CA; sponsored by Mrs. S.W. Corry; commissioned 5-25-1921, LCDR K.E. Hintze in command; & reported to the Pacific Fleet. USS Corry cruised on the west coast on a varied operating schedule. She joined in fleet maneuvers, cruises from Alaska to the Caribbean development & tests of sonic depth finders, antiaircraft gunnery, aircraft rescue & plane guard rehearsals. In July 1923 she joined Hull DD-330 to serve as escort for Pres. W.G. Harding embarked in Henderson AP-1 for a cruise to Alaskan & Canadian waters. She re-joined her division to participate in the American Legion convention at San Francisco in 10-1923. On 8-9 Sept. 1924, she embarked Sec.of the Navy C.D. Wilbur for a visit to Mare Island Navy Yard. From 8-28 to 9-09-1925 she served as station ship during non-stop air-plane flight from Hawaii to San Francisco. In 12-1929 the USS Corry entered the San Diego Destroyer Base to prepare for decommissioning. She was towed to Mare Island Navy Yard & de-commissioned 4-24-1930. She was stripped & sold for salvage 10-18-1930, in accordance with the terms of the London Treaty for the limitation of naval armament |
