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Philip

CountryUnited States
Ship ClassFletcher-class Destroyer
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey, United States
Laid Down7 May 1942
Launched13 Oct 1942
Commissioned21 Nov 1942
Decommissioned1 Jan 1947
Displacement2,050 tons standard; 2,924 tons full
Length376 feet
Beam40 feet
Draft14 feet
MachineryGeneral Electric geared turbines with two screws
Power Output60,000 shaft horsepower
Speed38 knots
Range6,500nm at 15 knots
Crew273
Armament5x5" guns, 4x1.1" anti-aircraft, 4x20mm anti-aircraft, 10x21" torpedo tubes
Recommission30 Jun 1950
Second Decommission30 Sep 1968

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Philip Operational Timeline

21 Nov 1942 Philip was commissioned into service.
30 Jun 1943 Cruisers USS Montpelier, USS Denver, USS Cleveland, and USS Columbia in column with destroyers USS Renshaw, USS Philip, USS Saufley, USS Waller, and USS Pringle bombarded Japanese shore installations in the Buin-Shortlands area of southern Bougainville, Solomon Islands.
6 Jul 1943 Destroyers USS Renshaw, USS Philip, USS Saufley, USS Waller, and USS Pringle arrived in the southern Solomon Islands and began operating out of Tulagi.
7 Jul 1943 The day after the Battle of Kula Gulf, a second cruiser force consisting of cruisers USS Montpelier, USS Denver, USS Cleveland, and USS Columbia and destroyers USS Renshaw, USS Philip, USS Saufley, USS Waller, and USS Pringle departed Tulagi on a night patrol up the New Georgia Sound (the "Slot").
10 Jul 1943 Cruisers USS Montpelier, USS Denver, USS Cleveland, and USS Columbia and destroyers USS Renshaw, USS Philip, USS Saufley, USS Waller, and USS Pringle departed Tulagi on a night patrol up the New Georgia Sound (the "Slot").
12 Jul 1943 In the early morning darkness, cruisers USS Montpelier, USS Denver, USS Cleveland, and USS Columbia and destroyers USS Renshaw, USS Philip, USS Saufley, USS Waller, and USS Pringle conducted a bombardment of Japanese installations in the Munda area on New Georgia in the Solomon Islands.
15 Jul 1943 Destroyers USS Renshaw, USS Philip, USS Saufley, USS Waller, and USS Pringle made a nighttime, flank-speed sortie from Tulagi to Doveli Cove on Vella Lavella in the Solomon Islands.
28 Feb 1944 Destroyers USS Waller, USS Saufley, USS Philip, USS Renshaw, USS Conway, USS Pringle, USS Eaton, and USS Sigourney departed Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands bound for Cape St. George on New Ireland on a bombardment sortie.
29 Feb 1944 After refueling at the Treasury Islands, destroyers USS Waller, USS Saufley, USS Philip, USS Renshaw, USS Conway, USS Pringle, USS Eaton, and USS Sigourney shelled the Japanese radar station on Point St. George on New Ireland and then set a course for Borpop Airfield area.
1 Mar 1944 Destroyers USS Waller, USS Saufley, USS Philip, and USS Renshaw shelled the Japanese airfield at Borpop on New Ireland and then set a course for Nabuto Harbor. At Nabuto Bay, the ships shelled harbor installations and shore batteries before retiring at high speed toward Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands.
2 Mar 1944 Destroyers USS Waller, USS Saufley, USS Philip, and USS Renshaw arrived at Tulagi, Solomon Islands.
10 Mar 1944 Destroyers USS Saufley, USS Philip, and USS Renshaw departed Tulagi, Solomon Island bound for Empress Augusta Bay, Bougainville.
1 Apr 1944 Destroyers USS Renshaw, USS Saufley, USS Pringle, and USS Philip departed Tulagi, Solomon Islands bound for Emirau Island in the Bismarck Islands.
16 Apr 1944 Destroyers USS Renshaw, USS Saufley, USS Pringle, and USS Philip departed the Emirau Island area in the Bismarck Islands bound for Tulagi, Solomon Islands.
18 Apr 1944 Destroyers USS Renshaw, USS Saufley, USS Pringle, and USS Philip arrived at Tulagi, Solomon Islands.
4 May 1944 Destroyers USS Waller, USS Saufley, USS Renshaw, USS Pringle, and USS Philip departed Tulagi, Solomon Islands bound for Funafuti. Ellice Islands (now Tuvalu).
5 May 1944 On 6 May 1944, destroyers USS Waller, USS Saufley, USS Renshaw, USS Pringle, and USS Philip reset their logs to 5 May 1944 local date and arrived at Funafuti. Ellice Islands (now Tuvalu).
6 May 1944 Destroyers USS Waller, USS Saufley, USS Renshaw, USS Pringle, and USS Philip departed Funafuti, Ellice Islands (now Tuvalu) bound for Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i and they crossed the 180th meridian later that day.
7 May 1944 Destroyers USS Waller, USS Saufley, USS Renshaw, USS Pringle, and USS Philip crossed the equator northbound.
10 May 1944 While transiting from Funafuti, Ellice Islands to Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i, destroyers USS Waller, USS Saufley, USS Renshaw, USS Pringle, and USS Philip were diverted to an area about 85 miles north of their track to investigate a sighting of a possible Japanese submarine.
11 May 1944 Destroyers USS Waller, USS Saufley, USS Renshaw, USS Pringle, and USS Philip spent the day searching for the Japanese submarine believed to be in this area. Several sound contacts were made but no targets could be developed. Due to fuel shortages, Waller, Saufley, Pringle, and Philip resumed course for Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i while Renshaw remained until relieved by USS McCalla 7 hours later.
12 May 1944 Destroyers USS Waller, USS Saufley, USS Pringle, and USS Philip, and later USS Renshaw separately, arrived at Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i.
24 Aug 1944 Destroyer USS Saufley and the convoy she was screening arrived at Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i. Saufley rejoined with destroyers USS Waller, USS Philip, USS Renshaw, and USS Conway and departed Pearl Harbor bound for San Francisco, California, United States.
30 Aug 1944 Destroyers USS Waller, USS Saufley, USS Philip, USS Renshaw, and USS Conway arrived at San Francisco, California, United States for scheduled overhauls. Waller entered General Engineering and Drydock Company in Alameda, Saufley entered Bethlehem Steel Company in San Francisco, Philip entered Moore Drydock Company in Oakland, Renshaw moored at San Francisco's Pier 20 North where work was performed by the United Engineering Company, and Conway entered the United Engineering Company yard in Alameda.
19 Oct 1944 Following their overhauls, destroyers USS Conway, USS Saufley, and USS Philip departed San Francisco, California bound for San Diego, California.
21 Oct 1944 Destroyers USS Conway, USS Saufley, and USS Philip arrived at San Diego, California.
26 Oct 1944 After several days of amphibious exercises, destroyers USS Conway, USS Saufley, and USS Philip departed San Diego, California bound for Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i.
1 Nov 1944 Destroyers USS Conway, USS Saufley, and USS Philip arrived at Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i.
19 Jul 1945 Destroyers USS Philip and USS Saufley departed Balikpapan, Borneo escorting fleet oiler USS Chepachet bound for Morotai, Molucca Islands.
22 Jul 1945 Destroyers USS Philip and USS Saufley arrived at Morotai, Molucca Islands.
1 Jan 1947 Philip was decommissioned from service.




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Line drawing of the Fletcher-class destroyer.


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