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USS KENDRICK (DD-612)


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CLASS - BENSON 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; Westinghouse Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 35 Knots, Range 6500 NM@ 12 Knots, Crew 208.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bethlehem Steel, San Pedro.May 1 1941.
Launched April 2 1942 and commissioned September 12 1942.
Decommissioned March 31 1947.
Stricken May 1 1966.
Fate Sunk as target off Key West Florida March 2 1968.

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Kendrick 82kArtist's conception of the Kendrick 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
Kendrick 51kUndated, location unknown.Robert Hurst
Kendrick 98kNavy Photo 7510-12-42, broadside view of USS Kendrick (DD 612) off Mare Island on 6 December 1942. She was under repairs at the yard from 23 November to 6 December 1942.Cal Emerson/Darryl Baker
Kendrick 89kUSS Kendrick June 23 1945 after she received the AA refit. Note the lack of torpedo tubes, the twin 40mm amidships and the quad 40mm aft forward of mount 53.David Buell
Kendrick 150kUSS Kendrick, DD 612, taken 27 Jun 1945. Photo is Official USN, NYNY # 10313-6-45. Photo was taken at an altitude of 250 feet.David Buell
Kendrick 94kReady for her fate, Norfolk 1967.Marc Piché

USS KENDRICK DD-612 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Contact Name: Frank L. Conti
Address: 341 South Pine Creek Road ,Fairfield CT, 06430
Phone: (203) 255-4051
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
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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