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USS WREN (DD-568)

Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign (circa 1968) - SAILOR DANCE

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 Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding. April 24 1943.
Launched January 29 1944 and commissioned May 20 1944.
Decommissioned July 13 1946, recommissioned September 7 1951.
(One of the stars of the movie Operation Petticoat
with Cary Grant and Tony Curtis.)
Decommissioned October 1963.
Stricken December 1 1974.
Fate Sold October 22 1975 and broken up for scrap.
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Wren 82kArtist's conception of the Wren 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
Wren 84kThe Wren in Dutch Harbor in 1944. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 31, Design 23d.Phil Phillips
Wren 30kDry Dock # 2 in Sasebo, Japan in late 1953 or early 1954.Gordon R. Hipp, RD2, 51-54
Wren 92kIn Drydock at Todd Shipyards, Galveston, Texas March 1960.Jack D. Prindible, Sr.
Wren 100kAs above.Jack D. Prindible, Sr.
Wren 90kAs above.Jack D. Prindible, Sr.
Wren 92kAs above.Jack D. Prindible, Sr.
Wren 94kAs above.Jack D. Prindible, Sr.
Wren 102kIn the Dry Tortugas June 1960.Jack D. Prindible, Sr.
Wren 95kAs above.Jack D. Prindible, Sr.
Wren 44kShip's patchMike Smolinski
Wren 31kShip's patchMike Smolinski
Wren 46kShip's patchMike Smolinski
USS WREN DD-568 History
View This Vessels DANFS History Entry
(Located On The hazegray Web Site, This Is The Main Archive For The DANFS Online Project.)
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: William Ferguson
Address: 2314 29th Ave. N. Texas City, TX 77590
Phone: (409) 682-6640
E-mail: themajor@houston.rr.com

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
USS Wren Web Forum
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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