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to the men in the water and launched a rescue boat but the fuel oil created slippery conditions that made rescue difficult, and the cold water killed many men before they could be brought back aboard. About 20 men were pulled from the water, as was the body of a dead crewman. The destroyer lost 70
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original stern section lost in the 18 August 1943 mine detonation and aft 5"/38 caliber gun, were discovered on 17 July 2018 by an expedition funded by the U.S.
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gave fire support for the landings at Arara, New Guinea and shelled the Wakde-Toem area on 17 May 1944. As part of Task Group 77.3, she shelled
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rolled over on her starboard side and sank. Destroyers came to her aid and rescued survivors but 24 members of her crew were lost.
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impossible and at 13:52, a large internal explosion caused her to list about 10° to starboard and to sink by the stern. At 14:15,
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On 1 November 1944, the Japanese launched air attacks against TG 77.1 who were patrolling lower Leyte Gulf. At around 13:41, an
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patrol off Kiska for two days without any sign of the enemy, steaming in a figure-eight pattern, when, while making 5
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with it. About 90 men either went down with the stern or ended up in the water, which was covered with fuel oil.
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near Kiska, Project Recover personnel during a two-week expedition to the Kiska area in July 2018 aboard the
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generator, which began to pour toxic smoke over the stern. Men sleeping in aft compartments suffered from
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and other sea life. Project Recover announced the discovery on 15 August 2018. The U.S. Navy's
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control to the surface and photographed the wreckage. All of the wreckage was encrusted with
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was in danger of drifting ashore on Kiska or onto more Japanese mines, but the destroyer
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for temporary repairs. After a month of repair work in various Alaskan ports, the tug
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screw shaft for a few minutes, the stern broke away and sank, taking the ship's aft
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and had no plans to conduct or expectation of conducting recovery operations.
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had struck her; the U.S. Navy later concluded that the destroyer had struck a
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took part in a night bombardment of Wewak on 18 and 19 June 1944. and
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off the aircraft but its bomb dropped down one of the destroyer's
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along the California coast into April 1943 then got underway with
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on 7 October 1944. On 17 October 1944, she began steaming toward
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announced at the time that the Navy regarded the site as a
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arrived on the scene and towed her out of danger. At 0355,
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on 18 August 1942, sponsored by Mrs John W. Gates. She was
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again bombarded Attu on 16 May 1943 before returning to
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commenced training exercises and trials. She moved to
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Ruane, Michael (15 August 2018). 841:remotely operated underwater vehicle 411:, California, arriving 31 May 1943. 325:. She was sunk in an air attack off 199:35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) 5002:Maritime incidents in November 1944 2521: 2497:DD-523 (Unnamed) – DD-525 (Unnamed) 811:Scripps Institution of Oceanography 790:Discovery of original stern section 682:Getting underway on 8 August 1944, 305:and in 1943 she survived hitting a 175:39 ft 8 in (12.09 m) 13: 853:Naval History and Heritage Command 807:University of California San Diego 770:. The aircraft crashed across the 367: 183:17 ft 9 in (5.41 m) 90:Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation 14: 5013: 3206:Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force 1136: 1121:"USS Abner Read (DD-526) (+1944)" 1069:Warships Losses of World War Two. 438:got underway on 14 June 1943 for 297:(1821 – 1863), who fought in the 4937: 4932: 4920: 4912: 4203: 4198: 4186: 4178: 3502: 3421: 3363: 3318: 3252: 3198: 3130: 3000: 2898: 2865: 2787: 2733: 2619: 2529: 1082: 984:Roll of Honor for USS Abner Read 249:21 in (533 mm) torpedo 92:, San Francisco, California 53: 31: 1107: 1002:Kamikaze To Die for the Emperor 227:5 in (127 mm)/38 guns 1044: 1025:Price, Mark (15 August 2018). 1018: 888: 625:, conducted on 30 April 1944. 333:Construction and commissioning 1: 4992:Ships sunk by kamikaze attack 1098:. 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192: 189: 185: 184: 181: 177: 176: 173: 169: 168: 165: 161: 160: 157: 153: 152: 141: 140:Class and type 137: 136: 132: 131: 122: 118: 117: 114: 110: 109: 108:18 August 1942 106: 102: 101: 98: 94: 93: 87: 83: 82: 77: 73: 72: 67: 63: 62: 49: 48: 44: 43: 36: 21:USS Abner Read 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 5014: 5003: 5000: 4998: 4995: 4993: 4990: 4988: 4985: 4983: 4980: 4978: 4975: 4973: 4970: 4968: 4965: 4963: 4960: 4959: 4957: 4944: 4943:December 1944 4940: 4935: 4931: 4927: 4923: 4919: 4915: 4911: 4906: 4900: 4899: 4894:30 Nov: 4893: 4891: 4890: 4885:28 Nov: 4884: 4882: 4881: 4876:27 Nov: 4875: 4873: 4872: 4868:23 Nov: 4867: 4865: 4864: 4859: 4858: 4853:17 Nov: 4852: 4850: 4849: 4845:13 Nov: 4844: 4842: 4841: 4835: 4834: 4828: 4827: 4821: 4820: 4814: 4813: 4807: 4806: 4800: 4799: 4793: 4792: 4786: 4785: 4779: 4778: 4772: 4771: 4765: 4764: 4758: 4757: 4751: 4750: 4744: 4743: 4737: 4736: 4730: 4729: 4723: 4722: 4716: 4715: 4709: 4708: 4703:10 Nov: 4702: 4701: 4699: 4695: 4689: 4688: 4683: 4682: 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3707: 3706: 3700: 3699: 3694: 3693: 3686: 3683: 3682: 3677: 3676: 3670: 3669: 3667: 3665: 3661: 3652: 3647: 3645: 3640: 3638: 3633: 3632: 3629: 3617: 3614: 3613: 3610: 3604: 3602: 3598:Followed by: 3597: 3595: 3593: 3589:Preceded by: 3588: 3587: 3584: 3573: 3569: 3568: 3564: 3561: 3557: 3556: 3552: 3549: 3545: 3544: 3540: 3537: 3533: 3532: 3528: 3525: 3521: 3520: 3516: 3515: 3513: 3511: 3499: 3492: 3488: 3487: 3483: 3480: 3476: 3475: 3471: 3468: 3464: 3463: 3459: 3456: 3452: 3451: 3447: 3444: 3440: 3439: 3435: 3434: 3432: 3430: 3418: 3410: 3406: 3401: 3398: 3394: 3393: 3389: 3386: 3382: 3381: 3377: 3376: 3374: 3372: 3371:Peruvian Navy 3360: 3353: 3349: 3348: 3344: 3341: 3337: 3336: 3332: 3331: 3329: 3327: 3315: 3308: 3304: 3303: 3299: 3296: 3295:Halsey Powell 3292: 3291: 3287: 3284: 3280: 3279: 3275: 3274: 3272: 3269: 3267: 3261: 3249: 3242: 3238: 3237: 3233: 3230: 3226: 3225: 3221: 3220: 3218: 3215: 3213: 3207: 3195: 3188: 3184: 3183: 3179: 3176: 3172: 3171: 3167: 3164: 3160: 3159: 3155: 3154: 3152: 3149: 3147: 3141: 3140: 3127: 3119: 3115: 3110: 3107: 3103: 3102: 3098: 3095: 3091: 3090: 3086: 3083: 3079: 3078: 3074: 3071: 3067: 3066: 3062: 3059: 3055: 3054: 3050: 3047: 3043: 3042: 3038: 3035: 3031: 3030: 3026: 3023: 3019: 3018: 3014: 3013: 3011: 3009: 3008:Hellenic Navy 2997: 2990: 2986: 2985: 2981: 2978: 2974: 2973: 2969: 2966: 2962: 2961: 2957: 2954: 2950: 2949: 2945: 2942: 2938: 2937: 2933: 2930: 2926: 2925: 2921: 2920: 2918: 2915: 2913: 2907: 2895: 2888: 2884: 2883: 2879: 2878: 2876: 2874: 2862: 2855: 2851: 2850: 2846: 2843: 2839: 2838: 2834: 2831: 2827: 2826: 2822: 2819: 2815: 2814: 2810: 2809: 2807: 2804: 2802: 2796: 2784: 2776: 2771: 2768: 2764: 2763: 2759: 2756: 2752: 2751: 2747: 2746: 2744: 2742: 2730: 2723: 2719: 2718: 2714: 2711: 2707: 2706: 2702: 2699: 2698:Lewis Hancock 2695: 2694: 2690: 2687: 2683: 2682: 2678: 2675: 2671: 2670: 2666: 2663: 2659: 2658: 2654: 2651: 2647: 2646: 2642: 2641: 2639: 2636: 2634: 2628: 2616: 2609: 2605: 2604: 2600: 2597: 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USS Abner Read

Abner Read
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
kamikaze
Fletcher-class
destroyer
5 in (127 mm)/38 guns
40 mm (1.6 in)
AA guns
20 mm (0.8 in)
21 in (533 mm) torpedo
depth charge
Fletcher-class
destroyer
United States Navy
Lieutenant Commander
Abner Read
American Civil War
Aleutian Islands Campaign
mine
stern
Allied
New Guinea campaign
Battle of Leyte
Leyte
laid down
San Francisco
California
Bethlehem Steel

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