USS Carroll

History
United States
Name	USS Carroll
Builder	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey
Laid down	30 January 1943
Launched	21 June 1943
Commissioned	24 October 1943
Decommissioned	19 June 1946
Stricken	1 August 1965
Fate	Sold for scrap, 29 December 1966
General characteristics
Class and type	Cannon-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,240 long tons (1,260 t) standard; 1,620 long tons (1,646 t) full;
Length	306 ft (93 m) o/a ; 300 ft (91 m) w/l ;
Beam	36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft	11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
Propulsion	4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	15 officers and 201 enlisted
Armament	3 × single Mk.22 3"/50 caliber guns ; 1 × twin 40 mm Mk.1 AA gun ; 8 × 20 mm Mk.4 AA guns ; 3 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes ; 1 × Hedgehog Mk.10 anti-submarine mortar (144 rounds); 8 × Mk.6 depth charge projectors; 2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks;

Last updated June 17, 2022

USS Carroll (DE-171) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. She was sold for scrap in 1966.

History

USS Carroll was launched on 21 June 1943 at the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey, sponsored by Mrs. H. F. Carroll, Sr. (mother of LT Herbert F. Carroll, USN, ship's namesake);^[1] She was then towed to the Norfolk Navy Yard for completion and commissioned on 24 October 1943, Lieutenant Commander F. W. Kuhn in command; and reported to the Atlantic Fleet.

World War II North Atlantic operations

Carroll was assigned to convoy escort duty, with its heavy demands for vigilance, ability to steam in all weather, and optimum readiness for duty at all times. Between 1 January 1944 and 9 May 1945, she made eight voyages between Norfolk, Virginia, and Gibraltar, Casablanca, Bizerte, and Algeria, guarding the men and supplies destined to carry the war through southern Europe. Between convoys, Carroll received necessary attention at east coast shipyards, and sharpened her training with exercises in Casco Bay.

World War II Pacific Theatre operations

With the coming to the European theater of the victory in which she had played a significant part, Carroll was reassigned to the Pacific Fleet, to which she reported at Cristobal, Canal Zone, on 9 June 1945. She sailed to San Diego, California, and Pearl Harbor for exercises through 15 July, when she sailed for Eniwetok, Saipan, and Ulithi, arriving on 17 August.

Until 3 November 1945, Carroll patrolled the smaller islands of the Palau group searching for by-passed Japanese garrisons and prisoners of war. On 6 October, the surrender of Sonsorol, Fanna, Merir, and Tobi Islands was signed on her decks. She then furnished supplies, and supervised the evacuation of the islands by the Japanese.

Post-War decommissioning

She was homeward bound on 3 November, and arrived at Jacksonville, Florida, on 14 December. Here she was decommissioned and placed in reserve on 19 June 1946.^[2] She was struck from the Navy List on 1 August 1965, sold on 29 December 1966 and scrapped.

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References

↑ "HISTORY OF USS CARROLL (DE 171)" . Retrieved 25 January 2017.
↑ "Carroll (DE-171)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 30 January 2019.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .The entry can be found here.

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[1] "HISTORY OF USS CARROLL (DE 171)" . Retrieved 25 January 2017.

[danfs-2] "Carroll (DE-171)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command . Retrieved 30 January 2019.

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