- USS Raby (DE-698)
USS "Raby" (DE/DEC-698) was a , ) in waters north of the
Bismarck Archipelago ."Raby" resumed convoy escort missions at the end of June, remaining in the Solomons until
26 October when she got underway for Manus for similar duty in the Admiralties. In December, she shifted toUlithi , and with the new year, 1945, toGuam where she served as escort and patrol ship into June. Between22 June and31 August , she completed two slow tows toOkinawa , and on13 September , she steamed forPearl Harbor and theUnited States .Remaining in
California waters through the winter, she reported to the7th Fleet for duty in theFar East on6 April 1946 , rescuing on the same day the crew of a downedB-29 bomber. She subsequently put intoHong Kong , Kiirun,Shanghai , and Tsingtao, reaching Okinawa on26 June . She operated out of Okinawa,China , and Japan until returning to San Diego on9 April 1947 . She was assigned toTask Force 15 and made two runs from the west coast to Pearl Harbor before getting underway on7 December forEniwetok ,Kwajalein , and Bikini where she arrived on1 May 1948 . She returned to Pearl Harbor on27 May and to San Diego on28 January 1949 . She conducted local operations on the west coast, making two trips to Pearl Harbor during the rest of the year.Reclassified as control escort ship DEC-698 on
2 November 1949 , "Raby" transited the Panama Canal on25 January 1950 , and arrived at Norfolk on1 February . During the next 3½ years, she operated alternately in the Norfolk area and in theCaribbean . She was at thePhiladelphia Naval Shipyard , from June to September 1953 for de-activation, and she arrived in theAtlantic Reserve Fleet berthing area atSt. James River ,Florida , on24 September . "Raby" decommissioned on22 December 1953 . She was re-designated back to DE-698 on27 December 1957 . She was transferred to theOrange, Texas , berthing area in 1960. "Raby" was struck from the Navy List on1 June 1968 , and subsequently sold for scrap."Raby" earned three
battle star s forWorld War II service.References
External links
* [http://history.navy.mil/danfs/r1/raby-ii.htm history.navy.mil: USS "Raby"]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/698.htm navsource.org: USS "Raby"]
* [http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/escorts/de698.htm hazegray.org: USS "Raby"]
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