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USS Moore (DE 240)

Flag Hoist / Radio Call Sign:
N - W - V - M

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 - World War II Victory Medal

Specifications:
Class: Edsall
Type: FMR (geared diesel, Fairbanks-Morse reverse gear drive, 3" guns)
Displacement: 1200 tons (light), 1590 tons (full)
Length: 300' (wl), 306' (oa)
Beam: 36' 10" (extreme)
Draft: 20' 6" (draft limit)
Propulsion: 4 Fairbanks-Morse Mod. 38d81/8 geared diesel engines, 4 diesel-generators, 6000 shp, 2 screws
Speed: 21 kts
Range: 9,100 nm @ 12 knots
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
Complement: 8 / 201

Moore (DE 240) Building and Operational Data:

20 July 1942: Keel laid by the Brown Shipbuilding Co., Houston, Tex.

20 December 1942: Launched and christened, sponsored by Mrs. Fred Moore, mother of Seaman Fred K. Moore

01 July 1943: Commissioned, Lcdr. H. P. Michiels in command

30 June 1947: Decommissioned at Green Cove Springs, Fla. after 4 years of service

01 August 1973: Struck from the NVR

13 June 1975: Sunk as target off Virginia

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By And/Or Copyright
0624001	35k	Fred Kenneth Moore was born on 17 December 1921 at Campbell, Tex., the son of Fred and Frances Luella (Gray) Moore. Growing up in Greenville, Tex., where his father was minister of a local church, young Moore enlisted in the U.S. Navy at age 18 on 31 July 1940. After basic training he was assigned to the USS *Arizona* (BB 39). Onboard *Arizona* at Pearl Harbor on 07 December 1941 when the Japanese attacked, Seaman Moore remained at his station on antiaircraft gun No. 1 in spite of orders to take cover when the Japanese strafing became severe. With two other members of the guncrew, he assisted in keeping the gun in operation until he was killed by an explosion. Seaman 1st Class Moore was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross "for distinguished service, extraordinary courage and devotion to duty, and disregard for his own safety". USS *Moore* (DE 240) (1943-1947) was the first ship to be named in his honor. (Photo from the Honor States* Web Site)*	Mike Smolinski Clifton, N.J. Navsource DE/FF/LCS Archive Manager
0624004	473k	05 January 1944: Brooklyn, N.Y. - Shot at the New York Navy Yard. USS *Moore, flagship of Escort Squadron 7, had arrived at the New York Navy Yard on 26 December 1943 for post-voyage repairs. She departed the Navy Yard [along with squadron mates: Keith* (DE 241), *Tomich* (DE 242), *J. Richard Ward* (DE 243), *Otterstetter* (DE 244), and *Sloat* (DE 245)] on 05 January bound for Fort Pond Bay on Long Island for ASW and gunnery training exercises. (U.S. Navy photo #F644C5430)	Ed Zajkowski Narvon, Pa.
0624007	263k	05 January 1944: Brooklyn, N.Y. - Shot at the New York Navy Yard. The arrow indicates the newly installed SL radar servicing platform and modifications to the bridge. (U.S. Navy photo #F644C5432)	Ed Zajkowski Narvon, Pa.
0624005	155k	14 May 1944: off New York - A bow and stern view of *Moore. Moore* had arrived at the New York Navy Yard for post-voyage repairs on 30 April. On 14 May she left the Navy Yard in company with USS *Keith* (DE 241) and USS *J. Richard Ward* (DE 243) bound for Casco Bay, Maine.	Ed Zajkowski Narvon, Pa.
0624006	115k
0624008	339k	14 May 1944: off New York - A port side view of *Moore* taken off the New York Navy Yard.
0624002	61k	14 May 1944: off New York.	-
0624003	295k	09 April 1945: the Caribbean Sea - USS *Moore* (DE 240) coming alongside USS *Core* (CVE 13) in the Caribbean. She is painted in an unidentified design of Camouflage Measure 31 or 32. From 08 to 13 April 1945, *Moore* was undergoing training exercises off of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. On 13 April she departed Guantanamo Bay bound for N.O.B. Bermuda, arriving on 15 April. (U.S. Navy photo #NH 45727 from the Naval History and Heritage Command)	Mike Green Port Angeles, Wash.

Moore Memorabilia
Newspaper Article Courtesy of Mike Smolinski

Moore History
View the USS Moore (DE 240) DANFS history entry located on the Naval History and Heritage Command web site.

Moore's Commanding Officers
Thanks to Wolfgang Hechler & Ron Reeves

Dates of Command	Commanding Officers
1.) 01 Jul. 1943 - 06 Mar. 1944	Lcdr. Henry Peter Michiels, USNR (Chicago, Ill.)
2.) 06 Mar. 1944 - 15 May 1945	Lcdr. Roy Herbert Jones, USNR (Kansas City, Mo.)
3.) 15 May 1945 - 07 Dec. 1945	Lcdr. John S. Montedonico, USNR (Memphis, Tenn.)
4.) 07 Dec. 1945 -	Lcdr. Clarence Raymond Deller Jr., USN (USNA '41) (Harrisburg, Pa.)

Crew Contact And Reunion Information

None

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