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USS ENDICOTT (DD-495 / DMS-35)


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CLASS - GLEAVES As Built.
Displacement 2395 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 348' 4"(oa) x 36' 1" x 13' 2" (Max)
Armament 4 x 5"/38AA, 6 x 0.5" MG, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 50,000 SHP; Allis Chalmers Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 35 Knots, Range 6500 NM@ 12 Knots, Crew 208.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding May 1 1941.
Launched April 2 1942 and commissioned February 25 1943.
Converted to High Speed Minesweeper DMS-35 May 30 1945.
Decommissioned August 17 1955.
Stricken November 1 1969.
Fate Sold October 6 1970 and broken up for scrap.

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Endicott 85kSamuel Endicott served as a quarter gunner on board Enterprise in the Barbary Wars. He volunteered to participate in the expedition under Lieutenant Stephen Decatur, Jr., commanding Intrepid, who entered the harbor at Tripoli on 16 February 1804 and destroyed the former U.S. Frigate Philadelphia.Bill Gonyo
Endicott 82kArtist's conception of the Endicott as she appeared in World War II by the renowned graphic illustrator John Barrett with the text written by naval author and historian Robert F. Sumrall. Their company Navy Yard Associates offers prints of most destroyers, destroyer escorts, submarines and aircraft carriers in various configurations during the ship's lifetime. The prints can be customized with ship's patches, your photograph, your bio, etc. If you decide to purchase artwork from them please indicate that you heard about their work from NavSource.Navy Yard Associates
Endicott 36kUndated, location unknown.-
Endicott 86kUndated, location unknown.-
Endicott 57kUndated, location unknown.-
Endicott 106kThe damage pictured was sustained in a collision with the SS Exhibitor on May 25 1944 off the coast of England.Robert Hurst/Ted Wieber
Endicott 123kOctober 5 1943, location unknown.Ed Zajkowski
Endicott 108kUSS Endicott (DD-495) in Naples Harbour, Italy, August 1944, prior to the Invasion of Southern France. Courtesy of Rear-Admiral John D. Bulkeley, USN (USN Photo No NH 54381).Robert Hurst
Endicott 112kUnderway August 4 1943, location unknown.Robert Hurst
Endicott 205kPhotographed circa late 1944, while painted in camouflage Measure 32, Design 3D. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.Fred Weiss
Endicott 104kThai frigate Prasae stranded behind enemy lines on the Korean east coast, January 1951. She had gone ashore in a snowstorm on 7 January and had to be destroyed after unsuccessful efforts to pull her off. A helicopter and several U.S. Navy ships, including USS Endicott (DMS-35), are offshore covering salvage operations. Prasae was formerly the British corvette Betony and the Indiana Navy's Sind. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.Fred Weiss

USS ENDICOTT DD-495 / DMS-35 History
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Commanding Officers
Additions, corrections and updates are appreciated

LCDR Wilton Stewart Heald    Feb 25 1943 - ?
LCDR John Duncan Bulkeley    1944 - ? (Later VADM)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: Ted Wieber
Address:
Phone: 314-227-3879
E-mail: None


Note About Contacts.

The contact listed, Was the contact at the time for this ship when located. If another person now is the contact, E-mail me and I will update this entry. These contacts are compiled from various sources over a long period of time and may or may not be correct. Every effort has been made to list the newest contact if more than one contact was found.


Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
NavSource Minesweeper Pages, USS Endicott (DMS-35)
Benson-Livermore Class Destroyers Website
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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