Renshaw (DDE 499) - Naval Cruise Book

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SHIP'S HISTORY USS RENSHAW DDE-499 The USS RENSHAW DDE-499, a destroyer of the Fletcher Class, was built by the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Kearny, New Jersey. The keel was laid on 7 MAY I943 and RENSHAW was launched on I3 October I942. Commissioning took place in the yards of the builder on 5 December I942. ' The RENSHAW is the second Navy ship to be named for COMMANDER WILLIAM D. RENSHAW, United States Navy, who was born on II October I8I6 and was killed in battle on I January I863. After commissioning RENSHAW reported to the Pacific Fleet in the Spring of I943. Upon arrival RENSHAW took part in the Operations in the Solomons Islands Area, the beginning of actions that earned eight battle stars for the Luzon Operation, Occupation of New Oeogia, Treasury-Bougainville Landings, Bismarck Archipelago Operation, Capture and Occupation of Saipan and Guam, Capture and Occupation of Tinian, and one anti-submarine engagement. While in the Mindanao Sea, on QI February I945, RENSHAW was struck by a torpedo from an enemy submarine. The torpedo hit admidships and exploded, crippling the entire engineering plant and flooding all main spaces, kill- ing nineteen and iniuring twenty. RENSI-IAW was taken under tow to Leyte Gulf. During March temporary repairs were effected and RENSHAW proceeded to the United States for permanent repairs and overhaul. RENSHAW was decommissioned in February I947, and placed in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. During I949UMI950 RENSHAW was converted to an escort destroyer, a specialist in anti-submarine warfare. RENSHAW was recommissioned on I June I950 as the USS RENSHAW DDE-499, and shortly thereafter assigned to Pearl Harbor, T.H., as her home port. DUVIWQ the Korean Conflict RENSHAW served two tours of duty in the Far East area as an escort, patrol, search and rescue, and bombardment vessel. On one bombardment mission RENSHAW established a precedent by sinking a shore battery. A direct hit on a gun emplacement located on a cliff, sent it and its crew toppling into the sea. On II October I95I, RENSHAW was fired upon by enemy shore batteries and was hit by shell fragments, imme- dl0IelY VGIUVUIHQ the tire RENSHAW's gunners destroyed one gun emplacement and at least two of its crew. The RENSHAW has completed seven Wrrstern Pacific tours since refcommissioning, participating in anti-submarine, Seomli Gnd rescue, and SFATO Combined Fleet Operations

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,,. - bfi? vw .ifilzj 3 C932 QQJZ. Jful, CU532 Commancling Ofgceee Jceii, nas been the Commanoiing Qflfliceti of tile .giiensiiaw since cfqugust 1958. Captain Jceii attencieai ejifiictsiiipmanys Scflooi at Cioiuminia Cijniueasity and was commissioner! Cgnsign in Jugust 1942. Quang CWoaiJ Cwaa II ize sewer! aooaaat f!l6 in many Soutil gbacijqc campaigns unctea the ieactefizsiiip of Captain .Quake fnow we was pzomoteft to in Lguiy 1943 anal to .Lieutenant on 1 Gctooem 1944. Jn ganuafiy 1945 ize attencteit .gbost .Qfiaciuate tfiaining in appiieci communications at trfe giavai uqcactemy. Ciaptain Jceii sefiveit on as pafit of tize commissioning aietaii. me seweot as Jssistant Cjommunication Ujfjficeti foe Commaneiea gigiltn gieet. cgn Septemoea 1946 ne became uqssistant gieet Communicclfiwi Ufyqcefi to CommanJef1:in:Cnief,, Uqtiantic grieet. Jn Qecemoea IQ48 ne attenaieit Qgfaeiwoi Qefense Scizooi ana! 'iepofitect to tize Staff of Commanciea jiavai goaces, gal Cfast in jtiay 1949 wizefie ize sewea' as Uqafministaatiue Gfficem fiom tile Skipping Contact iojiutizoaity for, tize gapanese cjiifiefictzant cjfiafiine. we was pzomotect to .Lieutenant Commanaiee on 15 guiy 1951. jfe fiepofitect to .Qumeau of giavai giefisonnci in Jpaii 1952 ana! sewcct as the cjqssistant fgfeact of tile GIFIQCMYS ,Quaiiflicatwn Section. Jn sjflatl 1954 he ,iepoateci as executive ofyecez of CQQ8:445i1 am! was momoteft to Commanffez on 1 cganuafiy 1956. Jftea tuaentyzfve montizs aizoamfi ite was 0'Lf!e'1eJ to ble Staff of C0mmc1ncie'1:in:Cnief,i g?acific grieet as cqiieaciquaiztcfis Communication Ufnccn. Captain Jfei! AOMS file Commendation giiivivon witiz combat CVM ancl stafi fsvconci amancib, the gbmesiztentiai qjnif Citation, tile Qacific alma Campaign cjifiectai C8 staesb, tire Lilmefiican wzivca Clampaign -ugifieciai, tire qffactozy ugieciai, the Uccupationai ejifieaiai fgapanb, tile Cizina Scfivice cjifieaiai, ina i7ic1Iiorzi.wefm1sf' Sewicc Ljiieztai, tile Jcoaean Sewice medal, file qJ lfffC! 3161150115 1ji4ectai, anci f!lG gjniiippinz' mfiiwzaliorz f.fM1-:tai C1 stavb.