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DD-883 / DDR-883 USS NEWMAN K. PERRY


Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign - NNKP

Tactical Voice Radio Call Sign (circa 1968) - PARTNER

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 Consolidated Steel,Orange Texas. October 10 1944.
Launched March 17 1945 and commissioned July 26 1945.
Decommissioned (?).
Stricken February 27 1981.
To South Korea February 27 1981, renamed Kyong Kai.
Fate Decommissioned by Korea 1997, damaged by fire and then scrapped in 1999.
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Perry 12kNewman Kershaw Perry, born in South Carolina 28 November 1880, was appointed Naval Cadet 9 September 1897 and commissioned Ensign 7 June 1903. Stationed in Bennington, he was killed by an explosion of boilers in that ship at San Diego, 21 July 1905.Bill Gonyo
Perry 51kUndated, location unknown.Vincent M. Dodds BT2 USN 1962-1966
Perry 70kUndated World War II image.Captain Jerry Mason USN
Perry 125kUndated World War II image.Captain Jerry Mason USN
Perry 94kGenoa, Italy December 1949, tied alongside USS Furse DD882 and a cruise liner.Paul "Peewee" Stewart EM3, USS Furse Jan 49 - May 1952
Perry 50kGuantanamo Bay, Cuba either 1951 or 53.Roland L'Heureux
Perry 62kUSS Newman K. Perry (DDR-883) underway circa 1953, Valetta, Malta.Robert Hurst
Perry 576kThe Newman K. Perry (DD-883) and the USS Furse (DD-882) in Monte Carlo harbor 1960.Doug Butler, MMC, USN (Ret.)
Perry 97kNewman K. Perry and Shangri-La collided on August 27, 1965. Seaman Apprentice Fred L. Greene, USNR, was killed; Seaman Apprentice John Ryals, USN, was injured.Rebecca Parnell
Perry 94kValetta, Malta circa 1968.Frank Midkiff GMG2
Perry 80kCirca 1969.Ray Duchesneau
Perry 57kShip's patch.Mike Smolinski
USS NEWMAN K. PERRY DD-883 / DDR-883 History
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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
Contact Name: Gerard Bonneau
Address:
Phone: (315)691-6217
E-mail:

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 Newman K. Perry (DD-883/DDR-883) website
Tin Can Sailors Website
Destroyer History Foundation
Destroyers Online Website
Official U.S.Navy Destroyer Website

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