Allied Warships

USS Terry (DD 513)

Destroyer of the Fletcher class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Destroyer
Class	Fletcher
Pennant	DD 513
Built by	Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.)
Ordered	9 Sep 1940
Laid down	8 Jun 1942
Launched	22 Nov 1942
Commissioned	26 Jan 1943
End service	13 Aug 1946
History	Decommissioned 13 August 1946. Stricken 1 April 1974. Sold to Peru on 26 July 1974 and cannibalized for spare parts.

Commands listed for USS Terry (DD 513)

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	Commander	From	To
1	T/Cdr. George Richardson Phelan, USN	26 Jan 1943	3 Jan 1944
2	T/Lt.Cdr. John Marshall Lee, USN	3 Jan 1944	28 Nov 1944
3	T/Cdr. William Brigham Moore, USN	28 Nov 1944	20 Sep 1945
4	Irving Doremus Dewey, USN	20 Sep 1945	13 Aug 1946

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Notable events involving Terry include:

10 Jun 1943
USS Iowa (Capt. J.L. McCrea, USN) conducted trials and exercises off Casco Bay, Maine together with USS Texas (Capt. R. Pfaff, USN). They were escorted by USS Terry (Cdr. G.R. Phelan, USN), USS Walker (Cdr. O.F. Gregor, USN), USS Bulmer (Lt.Cdr. L.F. Volk, USN) and USS Barker (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Miller, USN).