Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Corvette |
Class | Flower |
Pennant | PG-69 |
Built by | Fleming & Ferguson Ltd. (Paisley, Scotland) |
Ordered | 31 Aug 1939 |
Laid down | 26 Mar 1940 |
Launched | 5 Sep 1940 |
Commissioned | 17 Mar 1942 |
End service | 22 Aug 1945 |
History | Commissioned at Liverpool, England on 17 March 1942. |
Former name | HMS Larkspur |
Commands listed for USS Fury (PG-69)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt. Noah Adair, Jr., USN | 17 Mar 1942 | (1) |
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Notable events involving Fury include:
3 Apr 1942
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with HMS Arctic Explorer (T/Lt. C. Pawley, RNVR), HMS Beagle (Lt.Cdr. R.T. White, DSO and Bar, RN), USS Temptress (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Kirvan, USN) and USS Fury (Lt. N. Adair, Jr., USN). (2)
Sources
- http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/f5/fury.htm
- File 2.12.03.6379 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)