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USS Charles R. Greer (DE 23)


Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - G - B - C
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: Combat Action Ribbon (retroactive)
Second Row: American Campaign Medal - Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal w/2stars - WWII Victory Medal
CLASS: Evarts      TYPE: GMT (diesel-electric tandem motor drive, short hull, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,140 (std), 1,430 tons (full) Dimensions: 289' 5" (oa), 283' 6" (wl) x 35' 0" x 11' 0" (max)
Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 x 1.1"/75 Mk2 quad AA (4x1), 9 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 1 Hedgehog Projector
Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Machinery: 4 GM Model 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 19 knots Range: 4,150 nm @ 12 knots Crew:15 / 183
Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Mare Island NSY on 7 September 1942, Launched 18 January 1943
Commissioned 25 June 1943, Decommissioned 2 November 1945
Stricken 16 November 1945
Fate: sold for scrapping 1 February 1947
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C.R. Greer 98k 18 January 1943: Mrs. Steven M. Greer, Sponsor of the USS Charles R. Greer (DE 23) at Mare Island just prior to the launching of the ship. (Navy Photo, DE 23 576-43) Darryl Baker
C.R. Greer 120k 18 January 1943: Mrs. Steven M. Greer, Sponsor, christens Charles R. Greer at Mare Island. From left to right: Rdm W. L. Friedell (Shipyard Commandant), Mrs. Greer, Capt Crisp (Yard Manager), and Mrs. Margaret Hinkle, sister of Charles Greer. (Navy Photo, DE 23 567-43) Darryl Baker
C.R. Greer 94k 18 January 1943: Charles R. Greer after her launching at Mare Island. (Navy Photo, DE 23 603-43) Darryl Baker
C.R. Greer 120k 18 January 1943: Tugs along side of the newly launched Charles R. Greer. Small tug in the foreground is YMT-4 later classified as YTL-89 and is another Mare Island built ship launched in 1919. (Navy Photo, DE 23 604-43) Darryl Baker
C.R. Greer 104k 18 January 1943: Charles R. Greer after her launching at Mare Island. (Navy Photo, DE 23 605-43) Darryl Baker
C.R. Greer 121k overhead underway, undated DESA Archives
C.R. Greer 116k undated, taken from the USS Wileman by Lt. George Robertson Ed Williams,
grandson of
Lt. Robertson
C.R. Greer 129k 5 April 1945: Charles R. Greer underway in Puget Sound. Darryl Baker
View the USS Charles R. Greer (DE 23), DANFS history entry
located on the US Naval Historical Center web site.
View a short article on the design and development of the Evarts Class DE submitted by Bob Sables.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
None
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