USS Renshaw (DD-176)

USS Renshaw (DD 499). of the Fletcher class. Navy. The US Navy. Type. Destroyer. Class. Fletcher. Pennant. Commands listed for USS Renshaw (DD 499). Please note that we're still working on this section. Commander. From. To. 1. Lt.Cdr. USS_RENSHAW_(DD-176).jpg âŽ(761 × 600 pixels, file size: 73 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg). Summary[edit]. DescriptionUSS RENSHAW (DD-176).jpg. English: Undated, location unknown. NARA # 19N7597. Date. Unknown date. Source. http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/176.htm. The second USS Renshaw (DDâ“176) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the following World War I . She was named for William B. Renshaw. Renshaw was laid down 8 May 1918 by the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California; launched 21 September 1918; sponsored by Mrs. Frank Johnson; and commissioned 31 July 1919, LCDR R. A. Hall in command. Renshaw was assigned to the Destroyer Force, Pacific Fleet. She joined the Fleet in Monterey Bay, and passed in review for the Secretary of the Navy who USS Renshaw (DD/DDE-499), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was the third ship of the United States Navy of that name, in honor of Commander William B. Renshaw. Renshaw was laid down 7 May 1942 by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company in Kearny, New Jersey; launched on 13 October 1942, sponsored by Miss Dorothy Lillian Renshaw; and commissioned on 5 December 1942, with C. F. Chillingworth in command. Contents. 1 South Pacific, 1943 â“ 1944. President Harry S. Truman (waving his hat) with his party on board USS Renshaw during the Fleet Review in New York Harbor, 27 October 1945. Temporary repairs were made in April by the ship's crew and men from the destroyer tender Whitney and the repair ship Prometheus. USS Renshaw (DD-176) was a Wickes class destroyer that had a very brief active career at the start of the 1920s. The Renshaw was named after Richard T. Renshaw, a US naval officer who served during the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the American Civil War and William B. Renshaw, a nofficer who served under Admiral Farragut during the Civil War. USS Renshaw (DD-176) with Des Div 22, c.1921-22. The Renshaw was laid down at the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, on 8 May 1918, launched on 21 September 1918 and commissioned on 31 July 1919. She joined the Destroyer Force, Pacific Fleet, a USS RENSHAW (DD-176). Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NEVZ. CLASS - WICKES (LITTLE) Built to a different set of plans (Bethlehem) than the Wickes (Bath) the Little versions were considered less successful than the Bath designed ships, with few remaining in service past 1936. Contributed By. 57k. William B. Renshaw, born in Brooklyn, N.Y., 11 October 1816, was appointed midshipman in November 1831. Appointed commander 26 April 1861, he was attached to Admiral Farragut's squadron during the Civil War and was commended for the "handsome manner in which he managed his vessel", Westfield, during Mortar Flotilla operations on the Mississippi in 1862. ww2dbaseCommissioned with Commander C. F. Chillingworth in command, Renshaw took her shakedown cruise and reported to the Pacific Fleet in spring of 1943. She escorted transports in the area and participated in the bombardment of the Vila Stanmore and Shortland Island areas in Kula Gulf beginning on 2 Jul 1943. In Nov 1944, she provided gunfire support in the Ormoc Bay area in the Philippines. On 31 Dec 1944, she sailed with a task unit to screen a large Allied transport formation sailing for Lingayen Gulf at Luzon; the task force reached Luzon for landing operations on 9 Jan 1944 safely. ww2dbaseOn 21 Feb 1945, Renshaw was struck by a . With a hole 3 meters below the waterline, her firerooms were flooded and the ship lost all power. The second USS Renshaw (DDâ“176) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I . She was named for William B. Renshaw. Renshaw was laid down 8 May 1918 by the Union Iron Works, San Francisco, California; launched 21 September 1918; sponsored by Mrs. Frank Johnson; and commissioned 31 July 1919, LCDR R. A. Hall in command. Renshaw was assigned to the Destroyer Force, Pacific Fleet. She joined the Fleet in Monterey Bay, and passed in review for the Secretary of the Navy who