Ports of Call of USS Kretchmer (DE 329)
From December 19, 1943 to May 30, 1946
Year |
Arrived |
Departed |
Port |
1943 |
Commissioned |
December 13 |
Orange, Texas |
1943-44 |
December 20 |
January 5 |
Galveston, Texas |
1944 |
January |
January |
Hamilton, Bermuda |
1944 |
February |
February |
Charleston, South Carolina |
1944 |
February |
February |
Port of Spain, Trinidad, B.W.I. |
1944 |
February |
February |
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
1944 |
March |
March |
Port of Spain, Trinidad, B.W.I. |
1944 |
April |
April |
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
1944 |
April |
April |
Hamilton, Bermuda |
1944 |
May |
May |
Key West, Florida |
1944 |
May |
June 8 |
Charleston, S.C. |
1944 |
June |
June |
Willemstad, Curacao, D.W.I. |
1944 |
June |
June |
Naples, Italy |
1944 |
July |
July |
Norfolk, Virginia |
1944 |
July |
August |
Naples, Italy |
1944 |
August |
September |
New York, New York |
1944 |
October |
October |
Portsmouth, England |
1944 |
November |
December |
New York, New York |
1944-45 |
December |
January |
Cardiff, Wales; Plymouth, England |
1945 |
February |
February |
New York, New York |
1945 |
February |
March |
Greenock, Scotland |
1945 |
March |
April |
New York, New York |
1945 |
April |
April |
Southampton, England |
1945 |
April |
May |
New York, New York |
1945 |
May |
May |
Norfolk, Virginia |
1945 |
May |
June |
Culebra, , Puerto Rico |
1945 |
June |
June |
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba |
1945 |
June |
June |
Colon, Canal Zone |
1945 |
June |
June |
Panama Canal |
1945 |
June 26 |
June 28 |
San Diego, California |
1945 |
July |
July |
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |
1945 |
August |
August |
Eniwetok, Marshall Islands |
1945 |
August |
August |
Guam, Marianas Islands |
1945 |
August |
August |
Leyte, Philippine Islands |
1945 |
September 5 |
September 6 |
Kiirun, Formosa |
1945 |
September |
September |
Manila, Phillipine Islands |
1945 |
September |
October |
Okinawa, Ryukyku Islands |
1945 |
October |
November 30 |
Saipan, Marianas Islands |
1945 |
December 7 |
December 7 |
San Fernando, Lingayen, Philippines Islands |
1945 |
December 8 |
December 9 |
Manila, Philippines Islands |
1945 |
December 13 |
December 20 |
Hong Kong, China |
1945 |
December 23 |
December 25 |
Manila, Philippines Islands |
1945-46 |
December 26 |
January 3 |
Subic Bay, Philippines Islands |
1946 |
January 6 |
January 7 |
Hong Kong, China |
1946 |
January 8 |
January 12 |
Hoi How, Hainan, China |
1946 |
January 15 |
January 30 |
Hong Kong, China |
1946 |
January 31 |
February 3 |
Kiirun, Formosa |
1946 |
February 4 |
February 6 |
Okinawa, Ryukya Islands |
1946 |
February 9 |
February 23 |
Hong Kong, China |
1946 |
February 23 |
February 23 |
Amoy, China |
1946 |
February 25 |
March 2 |
Shanghai, China |
1946 |
March 4 |
March 4 |
Amoy, China |
1946 |
March 5 |
March 22 |
Hong Kong, China |
1946 |
March 25 |
March 28 |
Shanghai, China |
1946 |
March 31 |
April 1 |
Kong Kong, China |
1946 |
April 5 |
April 5 |
Crossed the Equator |
1946 |
April 6 |
April 8 |
Singapore, Malya |
1946 |
April 13 |
April 15 |
Colombo, Ceylon |
1946 |
April 22 |
April 23 |
Aden, Arabia |
1946 |
April 27 |
April 27 |
Suez, Egypt |
1946 |
April 27 |
April 27 |
The Suez Canal |
1946 |
April 28 |
April 28 |
Port Said, Egypt |
1946 |
April 29 |
May 3 |
Alexandria, Egypt |
1946 |
May 6 |
May 9 |
Naples, Italy |
1946 |
May 10 |
May 14 |
Marseille, France |
1946 |
May 18 |
May 21 |
Funchal, Madeira |
1946 |
May 30 |
* |
Charleston, South Carolina |
*In Navy Yard in preparation for decommissioning of ship.
The Kretchmer Sailed in the Following Oceans and Seas
Gulf of Mexico |
Pacific Ocean |
Gulf of Suez |
Atlantic Ocean |
China Sea |
Suez Canal |
Caribbean Sea |
Yellow Sea |
Straits of Messina |
Mediterranean Sea |
Whangpoo River |
Tyrrhenian Sea |
North Sea |
Yantze River |
Ionian Sea |
Irish Sea |
Straits of Gibralter |
Straits of Bonifacio |
English Channel |
Philippine Sea |
Gulf of Lions |
Hudson River |
Straits of Malacca |
|
East River (New York) |
South China Sea |
|
Guantanamo Bay |
Bay of Bengal |
|
Chesapeake Bay |
Indian Ocean |
|
Long Island Sound |
Arabian Sea |
|
Cape Cod Canal |
Gulf of Aden |
|
San Diego Harbor |
Red Sea |
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Countries, Cities Etc., Seen but not Visited
Ireland |
Greece |
Honduras |
Morocco |
Vensuela |
Thailand |
Sicily |
Burma |
French Indo-China |
Algeria |
India |
Sumatra |
Tunisia |
Mexico |
Haiti |
Sardinia |
Guatamala |
Puerto Rico |
Corsica |
Nicaragua |
|
Spain |
Costa Rica |
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Cities and Other Places Visited on Liberties
Galveston, Texas |
Plymouth, England |
Hamilton, Bermuda |
Portsmouth, England |
Charleston, South Carolina |
Southampton, England |
Norfolk, Virginia |
London, England |
New York, New York |
Glascow, Scotland |
Boston, Massachusetts |
Endingburgh, Scotland |
Porland, Maine |
Honoulu, Hawaii |
Key West Florida |
Manila, Philippines |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Hong Kong, China |
San Diego, California |
Shanghai, China |
Port of Spain, Trinidad |
Singapore, Malaya |
Santiago, Cuba |
Colombo, Ceylon |
Willemstad, Curacao |
Port Said, Egypt |
Naples, Italy |
Alexandria, Egypt |
Rome, Italy |
Cairo, Egypt |
Pompeii-Vesuvius, Italy |
Marseille, France |
Islae of Capri, Italy |
Funchal, Madeira |
Cardiff, Wales |
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