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DD-500 USS RINGGOLD

CLASS - FLETCHER As Built.
Displacement 2924 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 376' 5"(oa) x 39' 7" x 13' 9" (Max)
Armament 5 x 5"/38AA, 4 x 1.1" AA, 4 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 38 Knots, Range 6500 NM@ 15 Knots, Crew 273.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Federal Shipbuilding, Kearny NJ. June 25 1942.
Launched November 11 1942 and commissioned December 24 1942.
Decommissioned March 23 1946.
Stricken October 1 1974.
To West Germany July 14 1959, renamed Z-2.
To Greece September 18 1981, renamed Kimon.
Placed in reserve in 1987.
Fate Stricken and broken up for scrap in 1993.

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Ringgold 61kRear Adm. Cadwallader Ringgold was born in Washington County, Md., 20 August 1802, and entered the U.S. Navy in 1819. He commanded the schooner Weazel in action against West Indies pirates during the late 1820s and later served on board Vandalia in the Pacific and Adams in the Mediterranean. During 1838-42, he participated in the Wilkes Expedition in the Pacific, commanding Porpoise from 1840. Inactive in the later 1850s, he returned to the fleet during the Civil War. While in command of the frigate Sabine he effected the rescue of a battalion of Marines whose transport steamer had gone inshore and also of the ship of the line Vermont which had lost her rudder in a storm. Promoted to commodore in 1862, he was placed on the rear admiral (retired) list in 1866. Rear Admiral Ringgold died at New York 29 April 1867.Bill Gonyo
Ringgold 82kArtist's conception of the Ringgold as she appeared after original construction 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
Ringgold 36kUndated, location unknown.-
Ringgold 100kUndated, Stern view, showing the Fletcher layout as built as opposed to designed. Additional AA armenment is added from "Lessons Learned" thus far during the war.-
Ringgold 97kUndated, location unknown.Bill Gonyo
Ringgold 139kCirca 1940's, location unknown.Bill Gonyo
Ringgold 115kMay 14 1943 at New York NY after receiving her amidships twin 40mm gun mounts. It was during this yard period that the Ringgold was modified to the three twin 40mm gun mounts and 11-20mm guns standard. Just a few months latter in July 1943, the Ringgold was again upgraded at Mare Island to the five twin 40mm gun mounts and 7-20mm guns standard.Rick E. Davis
Ringgold 92kThis RINGGOLD view was taken October 13, 1944 in Humboldt Bay anchorage, New Guinea. (NNSP SC111-260537) The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 31, Design 7d.John Chiquoine
Ringgold 109kThis is RINGGOLD probably the day after the collision with YARNALL Mar 4, 1945. It was shot by covering aircraft from the VC squadron of USS SHAMROCK BAY. (NNSP 80G356105)John Chiquoine
Ringgold 67kSurface view with bow section sheared off from collision with USS YARNALL, 4 March 1945. Moored with HARRISON, from Dwight Spayth photo collection.John Chiquoine
Ringgold 94kView with 4 March 1945 collision wreckage cut away next to CASCADE. From Dwight Spayth photo collection.John Chiquoine
Ringgold 123kView of 4 March 1945 collision damage with YARNALL at Ulithi between 7-11 March. With a replacement forward section waiting for RINGGOLD upon her arrival at Pearl, she returned to TG38.1 on June 6. Photo from HARRISON, by T.McCann.John Chiquoine
Ringgold 43kNews release with details of the transfer of the Ringgold to the Federal Republic of Germany.Robert Hall
Ringgold 108kAmerican and German crews on the pier at Charleston Navy Yard July 15 1959 for transfer of the Ringgold.Robert Hall
On Federal Republic of Germany Service
Ringgold 61kAs German Z2/D171 passing through the Nord-Ostsee-Kanal (NOK, or Kiel channel).Jörg Bihlmayr
Ringgold 67kZ-2/D171 near DelgadaJörg Bihlmayr
Ringgold 96kZ-2/D171 circa early 1960's.Marc Piché
Ringgold 48kCirca 1968, location unknown.Robert Hurst
Ringgold 55kCirca 1977, location unknown.Robert Hurst
Ringgold 6kGerman Navy Coat of Arms for the Z2.Franzen Karlheinz

USS RINGGOLD DD-500 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: John Chiquoine
Address: 323 Wellington Road, West Chester, PA 19380
Phone: (610)692-2627
E-mail: dd573@aol.com


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