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USS Reeves (DE-156 / APD-52)

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - Z - E - N

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row: American Campaign Medal
Second Row: Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal w/1 star - WWII Victory Medal

Class: Buckley      Type: TE (turbine-electric drive, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,400 tons (std) 1,740 tons (full)   Dimensions: 306' (oa), 300' (wl) x 36' 9" x 13' 6" (max)
Armament: 3-3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1-1.1"/75 Mk2 quad AA (4x1), 8 x 20mm Mk 4 AA, 3 x 21" Mk15 TT (3x1),
1 Hedgehog Projector Mk10 (144 rounds), 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors, 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks
Machinery: 2 "D" Express boilers, G.E. turbines with electric drive, 12000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 24 knots   Range: 4,940 nm @ 12 knots   Crew: 15 / 198

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Norfolk NSY on 7 February 1943
Launched 22 April 1943, Commissioned 9 June 1943
Reclassified APD-52, 7 September 1944, converted at the Philadelphia NSY
Decommissioned 30 July 1946, Stricken 1 June 1960

Fate: to Ecuador, July 1961, hulk converted to floating power plant
Final fate unknown

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By And/Or Copyright
	8k	Thomas James Reeves was born in Thomaston, Connecticut, on 9 December 1895. He enlisted in the Navy in July 1917 as an Electrician, Third Class. Reenlisted after a brief separation from the service in October 1921, Reeves rose to the rank of Chief Radioman during the following two decades. During the 7 December 1941 Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, he was serving on board USS *California. When the ship was bombed, torpedoed and set afire, Chief Petty Officer Reeves assisted in the supply of ammunition until overcome by smoke and fire. For this act of sacrifice and heroism, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. USS Reeves* (DE-156) was the first ship named in his honor. (US Navy photo #NH 101649* from the US Naval Historical Center)*		Navsource
	30k	undated wartime image		-

View the USS Reeves (DE-156), DANFS history entry
located on the US Naval Historical Center web site.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

None

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