- USS Scott (DE-214)
USS "Scott" (DE-214), a sclass|Buckley|destroyer escort of the
United States Navy , was named in honor of Machinist's Mate First ClassRobert R. Scott (1915–1941, who was killed in action during the Japaneseattack on Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941, while serving aboard thebattleship USS|California|BB-44|6. He was posthumously awarded theMedal of Honor for his heroism."Scott" was laid down on 1 January 1943 by the
Philadelphia Navy Yard ; launched on 3 April 1943; sponsored by Mrs. George McBride; and commissioned on 20 July 1943,Lieutenant Commander Claude S. Kirkpatrick in command.After shakedown at
Bermuda and post-shakedown repairs atPhiladelphia , "Scott" rendezvoused with her firstconvoy off Bermuda on 23 September 1943 and escorted it toCuraçao . After escorting convoys toNew York and back, "Scott" departed Curaçao on 29 October for her first transatlantic convoy voyage toDerry ,Northern Ireland . She served on the Derry-New York convoy route until 4 October 1944, crossing the ocean a total of 16 times without incident. Between voyages, she underwentanti-submarine training at Derry orCasco Bay, Maine , and received voyage repairs made necessary by the roughNorth Atlantic weather. Asflagship ofEscort Division 17 , "Scott" was usually escort commander for her convoys.On 1 November 1944, "Scott" left
Norfolk, Virginia with a slow convoy for the Mediterranean, but was detached on 15 November to assist USS|Frament|DE-677|6 which had been damaged in a collision with the Italian submarine "Luigi Settembrini", off theAzores . She helped search for Italian survivors, and then escorted "Frament" back toBoston , arriving on 3 December.Between 14 December 1944 and 16 January 1945, "Scott" provided training services for
submarine s inNew London, Connecticut . On the 16th, she departed New London escorting the French submarine "Le Centaure" toCasablanca . After repairs at Bermuda and the Azores, the submarine was safely delivered at Casablanca on 23 February. "Scott" then escorted two Army dredges from the Azores toDelaware Bay , arriving on 30 March."Scott" next served under the Atlantic Training Command, first at Norfolk and then at
Mayport , escorting ships undergoing training and investigating reported submarine contacts. On 18 May, she arrived atKey West for experimental duty with the Naval Research Laboratories, Radar Division, and conducted tests of special equipment until 18 July. She underwent overhaul at New York between 20 July and 18 August, and then refresher training at Guantanamo from 21 August to 3 September. The escort was to have been converted to APD-64, but due to the end of the war, the much-delayed conversion was cancelled on 10 September 1945."Scott" spent most of the next two months at Casco Bay, Maine, except for four days at
Charleston, South Carolina in early October andNavy Day atNewburgh, New York , at the end of the month. The escort arrived atGreen Cove Springs, Florida , on 21 November 1945 for inactivation and was decommissioned there on 3 March 1947 and placed in reserve. "Scott" was struck from the Navy List on 1 July 1965 and was sold on 20 January 1967 to Southern Scrap Metals Company,New Orleans , for scrapping.References
External links
* [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/s7/scott.htm history.navy.mil: USS "Scott"]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/06/214.htm navsource.org: USS "Scott"]
* [http://www.hazegray.org/danfs/escorts/de214.htm hazegray.org: USS "Scott"]
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