USS Kearny (DD-432), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was a United States Navy warship during World War II. She was noted for being torpedoed by a German U-boat in October 1941, before the U.S. had entered the war.

Sep 23, 2024 · At the beginning of the midwatch 17 October, a torpedo struck USS Kearny (DD-432) on starboard side. Regaining power in the forward fire room, Kearny steamed to Iceland at 10 knots, arriving 19 October. USS Kearny (DD-432) lost 11 bluejackets and 22 others were injured in this attack.

USS Kearny (DD 432) received three battle stars for her World War 2 service. USS Kearny (DD 432) (LtCdr A.L. Danis, USN) was part of the Task Unit 4.1.4, which was detached from convoy ON-24 to reinforce the escort of convoy SC-48 under attack by U …

After shakedown and sea trials, USS Kearny (DD-432) got underway 19 February 1941 from New York Harbor for St. Thomas, V.I., where she took part in the "Neutrality Patrol"...

USS Kearny (DD-432) approaching Gibraltar from the Atlantic with a 100 ship convoy, circa 1944. The ship is painted in Camouflage Measure 31, Design 3D. Courtesy of Captain Frank K.B. Wheeler, USN (Retired), 1975.

Oct 27, 2018 · Ten days after a German U-boat torpedoed an American destroyer, the USS Kearney, while on patrol in the North Atlantic near U.S.-occupied Iceland, President Franklin D. Roosevelt told the nation:...

USS Kearny (DD-432), a Benson-Livermore-class destroyer, was a United States Navy ship named for Commodore Lawrence Kearny, who was known for his tenacity in capturing slave traders in West-Indian waters and his tireless efforts in …

Jul 1, 2014 · Summary and Definition: Incidents involving the USS Greer, Kearny and Reuben James all occured in the Atlantic before the United States officially entered World War II. The "Greer incident" occurred south of Iceland in the North Atlantic on September 4, 1941.

Oct 12, 2023 · USS Kearny (DD-432) was a Gleaves class destroyer most famous as the first US warship to be torpedoed by a U-boat during the Second World War, but that survived to take part in the invasion of North Africa, Anzio and the invasion of the South of France.

The USS Kearney The damaged destroyer coming back to harbor in Iceland. On October 17, 1941 the US suffered its first casualties in the Second World War. Eleven sailors were killed when the German U-boat U-568 attacked torpedoed the US Navy destroyer USS Kearny DD-432.