USS McCoy Reynolds
Service
- as McCoy Reynolds2 May 1944 — 1 November 1968488 days of the war
- as Corte Real7 February 1957 — 19 November 1968
- Name
- USS McCoy Reynolds
- Pennant / hull number
- DE-440
- Namesake
- Private McCoy Reynolds (1916–1942)
- Builder
- Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newark, New Jersey
- Laid down
- 18 November 1943
- Launched
- 22 February 1944
- Commissioned
- 2 May 1944
- Decommissioned
- 31 May 1946
- Recommissioned
- 28 March 1951
- Struck
- 1 November 1968
- Fate
- Scrapped 1970 (1970)
- Status
- Scrapped
Specifications
- Displacement, standard
- 1,350 long tons (1,372 t)
- Displacement, full load
- 1,745 long tons (1,773 t)
- Length
- 93.27 m (306 ft) OA
- Beam
- 10.97 m (36 ft)
- Draught
- 3.96 m (13 ft)
- Speed
- 24 knots (44.4 km/h, 27.6 mph)
- Range
- 6,000 nmi (11,112 km)
- Complement
- 215
- Main gun
- 127 mm (5 in)
(DE‑440: dp. 1,350; l. 306'; b. 36'8"; dr. 9'5"; s. 24 k.; cpl. 186; a. 2 5", 4 40mm., 10 20mm., 3 21" tt., dct., 8 dcp., 1 dcp. (hh.); cl. John C. Butler )
McCoy Reynolds, born 23 September 1916 in Pippapasses, Ky., enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve at Louisville, Ky., 23 January 1942. He was killed in action on Guadalcanal 25 November 1942 after boldly exposing himself to destroy a Japanese machinegun nest in fighting to defend Henderson Field. Private Reynolds was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for the conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity without regard for personal safety.
McCoy Reynolds (DE‑440) was laid down by Federal Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newark, N.J., 18 November 1943; launched 22 February 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Tilden Reynolds; and commissioned at Brooklyn Navy Yard 2 May 1944, Lt. Comdr. Edwin K. Winn in command.
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From the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, compiled by the Naval History and Heritage Command (McCoy Reynolds (DE-440)). A work of the United States Government, in the public domain.
Armament and machinery
Armament and machinery
- Propulsion
- 2 × geared steam turbines
- 2 × screws
- Power
- 2 × boilers
- 12000 shp
- Armament
- 2 × 5 in/38 caliber guns
- 4 × 40 mm Bofors guns (2x2)
- 10 × 20 mm Oerlikon cannons
- 3 × 21 inch (533 mm) Torpedo tubes
- 1 × Hedgehog, 8 × Mk6 depth charge projectors
- 2 × Mk9 stern depth charge tracks
Sister ships
- USS Abercrombie
- USS Albert T. Harris
- USS Bivin
- USS Cecil J. Doyle
- USS Charles E. Brannon
- USS Chester T. O’Brien
- USS Conklin
- USS Corbesier (DE-438)
- USS Cross
- USS Dennis
- USS Douglas A. Munro
- USS Doyle C. Barnes
- USS Dufilho
- USS Edmonds
- USS Edward H. Allen
- USS Edwin A. Howard
- USS Eversole (DE-404)
- USS Formoe
- USS French
- USS Gentry
- USS George E. Davis
- USS Gilligan
- USS Goss
- USS Grady
Sources
- Facts harvested from USS McCoy Reynolds on Wikipedia. Figures only — no wording is taken from it.
- Service history reproduced verbatim from McCoy Reynolds (DE-440) , Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships — public domain, a work of the United States Government.
- Photograph: U.S. Navy — U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships photo BS 71704 from usndazzle.com — Public domain — Wikimedia Commons