_at_anchor_off_Norfolk%2c_Virginia_(USA)%2c_on_31_December_1944.jpg) Durik on 31 December 1944 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Durik |
| Builder | Dravo Corp.,Neville Island, Pennsylvania |
| Laid down | 22 June 1943 |
| Launched | 9 October 1943 |
| Commissioned | 24 March 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 15 June 1946 |
| Stricken | 1 June 1965 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 30 January 1967 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 306 ft 0 in (93.27 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft 9 in (11.20 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 24knots (44 km/h) |
| Range | 4,940 nautical miles (9,150 km) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
| Complement | 15 officers, 198 men |
| Armament |
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USSDurik (DE-666) was aBuckley-classdestroyer escort of theUnited States Navy, in service from 1944 to 1946. After spending two decades in reserve, she was scrapped in 1967.
Joseph Edward Durik was born 9 December 1922 in southwestPennsylvania. He enlisted in theUnited States Naval Reserve on 5 January 1942. Apprentice Seaman Durik was killed in action 15 March 1942 following the accidental firing of atorpedo aboarddestroyerUSS Meredith. For his selfless conduct in givingfirst aid to an injured shipmate although wounded himself, he was posthumously commended byAdmiralChester W. Nimitz.
Durik waslaunched 9 October 1943 byDravo Corp.,Neville Island, Pennsylvania; sponsored by Mrs. M. Durik, mother of Seaman Apprentice Durik; andcommissioned 24 March 1944.
Between 20 May and 30 November 1944Durik made two voyages fromNew York andNorfolk, Virginia escortingconvoys toCasablanca,Bizerte, andPalermo. She served asschoolship for precommissioning crews of escort vessels,frigates, andhigh-speed transports at Norfolk from 9 December 1944 to 14 January 1945, then returned to convoy duty, making two voyages toOran,Algeria, between 17 January 1945 and 19 May.John D. Cartano was the acting captain ofDurik in 1944–1945.[1]
Durik arrived atMiami, Florida, 8 June 1945 to serve asschoolship for the instruction of student officers. From 21 July to 5 September she was briefly overhauled at New York and trained atGuantanamo Bay, then returned to duty at Miami until 1 November when she arrived atMayport, Fla., to serve as plane guard forUSS Solomons (CVE-67) during the qualifications of pilots incarrier operations. On 28 March 1946Durik enteredCharleston Naval Shipyard, and on 27 April arrived atGreen Cove Springs, Fla., where she was placedout of commission in reserve 15 June 1946.
Durik was struck from theNaval Vessel Register on 1 June 1965 and sold for scrap on 30 January 1967.
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be foundhere.
