USS Corry (DD-817)
USS Corry (DD-817) in March 1946 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Corry |
| Namesake | William M. Corry, Jr. |
| Builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation, Orange, Texas |
| Laid down | 5 April 1945 |
| Launched | 28 July 1945 |
| Commissioned | 27 February 1946 |
| Reclassified | DDR-817, 9 April 1953 |
| Identification |
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| Reclassified | DD-817, 1 January 1964 |
| Decommissioned | 27 February 1981 |
| Stricken | 27 February 1981 |
| Fate | Transferred to Greece, 8 July 1981 |
| Greece | |
| Name | Kriezis |
| Namesake | Antonios Kriezis |
| Acquired | 8 July 1981 |
| Stricken | 1994 |
| Identification | D217 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 2002 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Gearing-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 3,460 long tons (3,516 t) full |
| Length | 390 ft 6 in (119.02 m) |
| Beam | 40 ft 10 in (12.45 m) |
| Draft | 14 ft 4 in (4.37 m) |
| Propulsion | Geared turbines, 2 shafts, 60,000 shp (45 MW) |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Range | 4,500 nmi (8,300 km) at 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Complement | 336 |
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USS Corry (DD/DDR-817) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, the third Navy ship named for Lieutenant Commander William M. Corry, Jr. (1889–1920), a naval aviator who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
Corry was launched on 28 July 1945 by Consolidated Steel Corp. of Texas, Orange, Texas; sponsored by Miss Corry; commissioned on 27 February 1946 and reported to the Atlantic Fleet.