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USS Kirkpatrick (DE-318)

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - T - L - K

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 - European-Africa-Middle East Campaign Medal - WWII Victory Medal

Class: Edsall      Type: FMR (geared diesel, Fairbanks-Morse reverse gear drive, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1,200 tons (std) 1,590 tons (full)   Dimensions: 306' (oa), 300' (wl) x 36' 10" x 12' 3" (max)
Armament: 3 x 3"/50 Mk22 (1x3), 1 twin 40mm Mk1 AA, 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: 4 Fairbanks-Morse Mod. 38d81/8 geared diesel engines, 4 diesel-generators, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 21 knots   Range: 9,100 nm @ 12 knots   Crew: 8 / 201

Operational and Building Data
Laid down by Consolidated Steel, Orange TX on 15 March 1943, Launched 5 June 1943
Commissioned 23 October 1943, Decommissioned 1 May 1946
Reclassified and converted DER-318, 1 October 1951
Recommissioned 23 February 1952, Decommissioned 24 June 1960
Stricken 1 August 1974

Fate: Sold for scrapping 12 March 1975

Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
7k	Thomas L. Kirkpatrick was born 5 July 1887, in Cozad, Nebr., and was appointed Acting Chaplain, U.S. Navy, 19 February 1918. After serving as chaplain to stations in the United States and abroad, Chaplain Kirkpatrick was assigned to USS *North Dakota* on 24 June 1919. For the next 20 years he served in *Utah, Pittsburgh* and *Saratoga* in addition to duty at Samoa from 1935 to 1937. He reported to USS *Arizona* 13 September 1940, and was commissioned Captain 1 July 1941. Captain Kirkpatrick lost his life when *Arizona* was sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 7 December 1941. USS *Kirkpatrick* (DE-318) was the first ship to be named in his honor. (Photo courtesy of Vincent J. Vlach, from The USS Arizona BB-39 Web Site* thanks to Nancy Nease)*	Bill Gonyo
102k	6 July 1944: Underway off New York City (US Navy photo #80-G-240423 from the US Naval Historical Center)	Tracy White
114k	undated (Photo #BuAer 301389; photog. unknown from the US Coast Guard Cutter List)	Mike Green
107k	undated: at Newport RI	Edward R. Dube SFM3
91k	undated: at Newport RI
113k	undated: off Newport RI

Kirkpatrick Memorabilia/big>
Ship's Plaque Courtesy of Mike Smolinski

View the USS Kirkpatrick (DE-318), DANFS history entry
located on the US Naval Historical Center web site.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

Coming Soon!
Contact Name: Jim Grimes
E-mail:Jim Grimes

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