USS Corry, a 1630-ton Gleaves class destroyer built at the Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, was commissioned in mid-December 1941. She operated in the western Atlantic for much of 1942, participating in patrol and escort missions that took her as far north as Newfoundland, south to the Caribbean, and east to Bermuda. In October and November 1942 Corry took part in the invasion of Morocco, serving as an escort for the carrier Ranger. During 1943 and early 1944 she operated in the Caribbean and off the East Coast, helped shepherd convoys across the Atlantic to North Africa and served with the British Home Fleet in northern waters, ranging from Iceland to Norway.
In February and March 1944 Corry served with an anti-submarine hunter-killer task group built around the escort aircraft carrier Block Island. On 18 March she helped sink the German submarine U-801 and rescued its survivors. The destroyer went to Great Britain in April to begin preparing for the invasion of France. Early in the morning of 6 June 1944, "D-Day" of the Normandy landings, Corry was engaging enemy shore batteries off "Utah" Beach when she hit a mine. She sagged amidships, and sank after her crew had abandoned ship. Enduring constant shellfire while in the water over the next few hours, Corry's survivors were rescued by other U.S. Navy ships.
USS Corry (DD-463) was named in honor of Lieutenant Commander William M. Corry, Jr., one of the Navy's early aviators.
This page features all the views we have concerning USS Corry (DD-463).
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Photo #: 80-G-222848 Sinking of German submarine U-801, 16-17 March 1944 U-801 on the surface (directly above the aircraft wingtip), being pursued and fired on by USS Corry (DD-463), at right, on 17 March 1944. The submarine was sunk in position 16 41N, 29 58W. Photographed from a TBM aircraft of squadron VC-6, based on USS Block Island (CVE-21). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 59KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-222850 Sinking of German submarine U-801, 16-17 March 1944 U-801 sinking with bow high, in position 16 41N, 29 58W on 17 March 1944. USS Corry (DD-463) is coming up at right. The submarine was sunk by aircraft and surface ships of the USS Block Island (CVE-21) group. Photographed from a TBM aircraft of squadron VC-6, based on Block Island. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 107KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: 80-G-222851 Sinking of German submarine U-801, 16-17 March 1944 USS Corry (DD-463) with nets over her side, rescuing U-801's survivors, after the submarine had been sunk by aircraft and surface ships of the USS Block Island (CVE-21) group in position 16 41N, 29 58W, 17 March 1944. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. Online Image: 113KB; 740 x 610 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system. |
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Photo #: NH 55396 Miss Jean Constance Corry, Sponsor of USS Corry (DD-463) The ship was launched at the Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, on 28 July 1941. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 55KB; 540 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 55398 Miss Jean Constance Corry, of Quincy, Florida Christens USS Corry (DD-463), at the Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, on 28 July 1941. Behind her is her cousin, Miss Sara Corry, Maid of Honor. Captain C.P. Mason, Commanding Officer, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida, is at right. Note the man in the right foreground, holding a stopwatch. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 121KB; 740 x 615 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 55397 USS Corry (DD-463) Is moved away by tugs, just after she was launched at the Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, on 28 July 1941. U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph. Online Image: 78KB; 740 x 610 pixels |
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In addition to the images presented above, the National Archives appears to hold other views of USS Corry (DD-463). The following list features some of these images:
The images listed below are NOT in
the Naval Historical Center's collections.
DO NOT try to obtain them using the procedures described in our
page "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions".
USS Corry (DD-463) off the Charleston Navy Yard, South Carolina, on 10 March 1942. Port broadside surface view. The ship is painted in pattern camouflage, probably Measure 12 (Modified). USS Corry (DD-463) underway off the U.S. east coast (position 36 54'N, 75 35'W) steaming on course 265, at 1150 hrs, 18 April 1944. Photographed a blimp of squadron ZP-14, from NAS Weeksville, N.C. She is probably in company with USS Hobson (DD-464) Port bow high aerial view. Corry is painted in camouflage Measure 22 and is steaming in another ship's wake.
Reproductions of these images should be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system for pictures not held by the Naval Historical Center. The images listed in this box are NOT in the Naval Historical Center's collections. DO NOT try to obtain them using the procedures described in our page "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions". |
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 18 January 2004
Link added 24 January 2004