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DD-829 / DDR-829 USS MYLES C. FOX


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NAZI

Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign (circa 1968) - HAWKEYE

CLASS - GEARING As Built.
Displacement 3460 Tons (Full), Dimensions, 390' 6"(oa) x 40' 10" x 14' 4" (Max)
Armament 6 x 5"/38AA (3x2), 12 x 40mm AA, 11 x 20mm AA, 10 x 21" tt.(2x5).
Machinery, 60,000 SHP; General Electric Geared Turbines, 2 screws
Speed, 36.8 Knots, Range 4500 NM@ 20 Knots, Crew 336.
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Bath Iron Works, Bath ME August 14 1944.
Launched January 13 1945 and commissioned March 20 1945.
Reclassified DDR-829 March 18 1949, reverted to DD-829 April 1 1964.
Decommissioned (?).
Stricken October 1 1979.
Fate To Greece August 2 1980 and cannibalized for spare parts.
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Fox 49kMyles Crosby Fox was born in New York City on 13 October 1918. He graduated from Williams College in 1939; enlisted in the United States Marine Corps Reserve 4 May 1939; was commissioned second lieutenant 29 November 1940; and promoted to first lieutenant 11 April 1942. In the initial assault on the Solomons, Fox was with a Marine Raider battalion during the seizure of Tulagi on the night of 7 August 1942. He ignored mortal wounds to deploy his men skillfully in filling a key gap in the American lines, thus repulsing an enemy attack with heavy losses. He was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his great valor. Photo Courtesy of Williams College, Williamstown, Mass thanks to Linda Hall.Robert M. Cieri/Bill Gonyo
Fox 103kUndated, location unknown.-
Fox 107kThe Gearing-class destroyer USS MYLES C. FOX DD-829 underway circa 1950’s.Bill Gonyo
Fox 58kNewport, October 1966.© Richard Leonhardt
Fox 74kNewport, October 1966.© Richard Leonhardt
Fox 122kShip's Store photo from the early 1970's.Brian C. Ice OS2 1/77-10/79
Fox 74kNewport, RI 1966, USS Myles C. Fox (DD-829), USS Charles P. Cecil (DD-835), USS Hartley (DE-1029) and USS Compton (DD-705).© Richard Leonhardt
Fox 55kUSS Myles C. Fox (DD-829) and USS Dyess (DD-880) at Brooklyn Navy Yard June 30 1976.Marc Piché
Fox 57kShip's patch.Mike Smolinski
Fox 59kShip's patch.Mike Smolinski
USS MYLES C. FOX DD-829 / DDR-829 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: William Quinn
Address:
Phone:
E-mail: mylescdoc@aol.com

Note About Contacts.

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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
USS Myles C. Fox website
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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