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''Manley'' was commissioned on 15 October, 1917 with Commander [[Robert Lawrence Berry|Robert L. Berry]] in command.  She sailed for Queenstown to assist in convoy work.
 
''Manley'' was commissioned on 15 October, 1917 with Commander [[Robert Lawrence Berry|Robert L. Berry]] in command.  She sailed for Queenstown to assist in convoy work.
  
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On 19 March, 1918, she rolled against a British armed merchant cruiser and her depth charges exploded, killing thirty-four of her crew and wrecking her stern.  A ruinous gas fire followed.  The sloop H.M.S. ''Tamarisk'' came alongside and tried to put a towline on board, but failed. ''Manley'' remained adrift until British tugs ''Blazer'' and ''Cartmel'' took her in tow after daylight on 20 March.  She reached Queenstown at dusk the following day with more than seventy feet of her hull awash or completely under water.
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On 19 March, 1918, she rolled against the British {{UK-Motagua|f=pt}} and her depth charges exploded, killing thirty-four of her crew and wrecking her stern.  A ruinous gas fire followed.  The {{UK-Tamarisk|f=tp}} came alongside and tried to put a towline on board, but failed. ''Manley'' remained adrift until British tugs ''Blazer'' and ''Cartmel'' took her in tow after daylight on 20 March.  She reached Queenstown at dusk the following day with more than seventy feet of her hull awash or completely under water.
  
 
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==Captains==
 
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==See Also==
 
==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 16:00, 3 May 2020

U.S.S. Manley (1917)
Hull Number: DD-74
Builder: Bath Iron Works[1]
Laid down: 22 Aug, 1916[2]
Launched: 23 Aug, 1917[3]
Commissioned: 15 Oct, 1917[4]
Decommissioned: 14 Jun, 1922[5]
Stricken: 5 Dec, 1945[6]
Fate: as DD-74

U.S.S. Manley was one of six Caldwell class destroyers completed for the U.S. Navy.

Service

Manley was commissioned on 15 October, 1917 with Commander Robert L. Berry in command. She sailed for Queenstown to assist in convoy work.

On 19 March, 1918, she rolled against the British armed merchant cruiser H.M.S. Motagua and her depth charges exploded, killing thirty-four of her crew and wrecking her stern. A ruinous gas fire followed. The convoy sloop H.M.S. Tamarisk came alongside and tried to put a towline on board, but failed. Manley remained adrift until British tugs Blazer and Cartmel took her in tow after daylight on 20 March. She reached Queenstown at dusk the following day with more than seventy feet of her hull awash or completely under water.

World War II

In World War II, she would serve as a high-speed transport under the designation APD-1.

Captains

See Also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 430.
  2. ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 430.
  3. ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 430.
  4. ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 430.
  5. ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 430.
  6. ↑ Friedman. U.S. Destroyers. p. 430.

Bibliography


Caldwell Class Destroyer
  Caldwell Craven Gwin  
  Conner Stockton Manley  
<– Sampson Class Destroyers (US) Wickes Class –>


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