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USS MORRIS (DD-417)

CLASS - SIMS As Built.
Displacement 2313 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 348' 4"(oa) x 36' x 12' 10" (Max)
Armament 5 x 5"/38AA, 4 x 0.5" MG 8 x 21" tt.(2x4).
Machinery, 52,000 SHP; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 35 Knots, Range 6500 NM@ 12 Knots, Crew 192.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Norfolk Navy Yard June 7 1938.
Launched June 1 1939 and commissioned March 5 1940.
Decommissioned November 9 1945.
Stricken November 28 1945.
Fate Sold August 2 1947 and broken up for scrap.

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Morris 44kUndated, location unknown.-
Morris 21kUndated, location unknown.Christopher Karwowski
Morris 60kUndated, location unknown.Rob Rielly
Morris 44kUndated, World War II in the South Pacific from the collections of LTjg Edwin H. Klump Jr.Mrs. Rebecca Klump Cottrell
Morris 67kUndated, World War II in the South Pacific from the collections of LTjg Edwin H. Klump Jr., the Morris alongside the USS Russell (DD-414).Mrs. Rebecca Klump Cottrell
Morris 69kUndated, World War II in the South Pacific from the collections of LTjg Edwin H. Klump Jr., the Morris alongside the USS Russell (DD-414).Mrs. Rebecca Klump Cottrell
Morris 59kUndated, World War II in the South Pacific from the collections of LTjg Edwin H. Klump Jr.Mrs. Rebecca Klump Cottrell
Morris 76kMorris (DD 417) and Wainwright (DD 419) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard launching June 1 1939. USN photo.Joe Radigan
Morris 154kUSS Morris (DD-417) in drydock at the Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, in January 1942. She is being refitted before sailing for the Pacific. Note signal flags airing, details of her 5"/38 gun houses and her Measure 12 (Modified) camouflage pattern. Photograph from the Bureau of Ships Collection in the U.S. National Archives.Tony Cowart
Morris 37kUSS Morris (DD417) and a sister ship during the Battle of the Coral Sea, 8th May, 1942.Robert Hurst
Morris 54kthe USS Morris (DD-417) in the drifting smoke from the burning USS Lexington (CV-2) as she braves smoke, flame, and the imminent danger of exploding gasoline and ammunition in order to rescue the carrier's crew. Robert Hurst
Morris 88kBattle of Midway, June 1942, Two Type 97 shipboard attack aircraft from the Japanese carrier Hiryu fly past USS Yorktown (CV-5), amid heavy anti-aircraft fire, after dropping their torpedoes during the mid-afternoon attack, 4 June 1942. Yorktown appears to be heeling slightly to port, and may have already been hit by one torpedo. Photographed from USS Pensacola (CA-24). The destroyer at left, just beyond Yorktown's bow, is probably USS Morris (DD-417). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives.Fred Weiss
Morris 92kStern view of the USS Morris (DD 417) off Mare Island on 22 Oct 1943.Darryl Baker
Morris 109kBroadside view of the USS Morris (DD 417) off Mare Island on 22 Oct 1943. She was in overhaul at the yard from 6 Sep until 22 Oct 1943.Darryl Baker
Morris 74kBow on view of the USS Morris (DD 417) off San Francisco on 22 Oct 1943.Darryl Baker
Morris 25k(R-L) USS EDWARDS (DD-619), USS MORRIS (DD-417) and USS HARRISON (DD-573) October 13. 1944, Humboldt Bay New Guinea. Archives # SC 260657.Dave Schroeder/John Chiquoine
Morris 136kDecember 1943, location unknown. Note there is no gunhouse on No.3 gun mount.Robert Hurst

USS MORRIS DD-417 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: William Griffin
Address: 314 Congress, Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Phone: (831)372-0650
E-mail: None


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