USS Kearny (DD 432)
| Name | USS Kearny (DD 432) | ||
| Type: | Destroyer (Gleaves-Benson) | ||
| Tonnage | 1,630 tons | ||
| Completed | 1940 - Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co, Kearny NJ | ||
| Owner | United States Navy | ||
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| Date of attack | 17 Oct 1941 | Nationality:  American | |
| Fate | Damaged by U-568 (Joachim Preuss) | ||
| Position | 57N, 24W - Grid AL 0146 - See location on a map - | ||
| Complement | ? men (11 dead and ? survivors). | ||
| Convoy | SC-48 | ||
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| History | Completed in September 1940. Early 1941 USS Kearny (DD 432) was part of the Neutrality patrol in the Caribbean. In November 1942, the destroyer took part in the operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa and was credited with downing one aircraft. From 25 Nov, 1943 until 18 Jan, 1944, she was part of a hunter-killer task group formed around USS Core (CVE 13), which claimed one U-boat sunk on 1 January. Later took part in the Anzio-Nettuno landings and the landings in Southern France. In March 1946 the ship was decommissioned and scrapped in 1972. USS Kearny (DD 432) received three battle stars for her World War 2 service. | ||
| Notes on loss | USS Kearny (DD 432) (Cdr A.L. Danis) was part of the Escort Group 4.1.4 (detached from convoy ON-24) and escorted SC-48 southwest of Iceland. At 04.15 hours on 17 Oct, 1941, the destroyer was hit by one of four torpedoes fired by U-568. The torpedo struck on starboard side, killing eleven men and wounded 22 others. The vessel steamed at 10 knots under escort by USS Greer (DD 145) to Hvalfjordur, Iceland, arriving on 19 October. After temporary repairs alongside the repair ship USS Vulcan (AR 5) she left Iceland to Boston on 24 December for permanent repairs and returned to service in March 1942. | ||
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