USS Endicott, a 1630-ton Gleaves class destroyer, was built at Seattle, Washington. Commissioned in February 1943, she served as an Atlantic convoy escort for over a year, then participated in the Invasion of Southern France in August 1944. On 17 August 1944, while covering that invasion, she engaged and sank two German warships. During the rest of 1944 and into 1945, Endicott took part in additional Mediterranean coastal operations and in Atlantic escort duties. In May 1945, she was converted to a fast minesweeper and redesignated DMS-35. Transferred to the Pacific after conversion, she spent several months following the Japanese surrender helping to clear mines in Asian waters.
Endicott operated along the Pacific coast from 1946 to 1950. When the Korean War began in June 1950. She was immediately sent to the Far East, where she provided escort, bombardment, minesweeping and patrol services until March 1951. Two more Korean War tours followed in 1951-52 and 1953. USS Endicott decommissioned in August 1954. In July of the next year, while laid up in "mothballs", her hull number was changed back to DD-495. She was sold for scrapping some fifteen years later, in October 1970.
This page features views of USS Endicott and provides links to additional pictures of her activities and crew.
For additional images related to this ship, see USS Endicott -- Actions, Activities and Crew
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."
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In addition to the images presented above, the National Archives appears to hold other views of USS Endicott. 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 Endicott (DD-495) in the New York Harbor area, 4 August 1943. Port side aerial view, taken somewhat toward the bow from a Naval Air Station New York aircraft flying at an altitude of 300 feet. USS Endicott (DD-495) in the New York Harbor area, 4 August 1943. Port stern high aerial view, taken from a Naval Air Station New York aircraft flying at an altitude of 300 feet.
USS Endicott (DMS-35) in port with buildings behind the ship, circa the later 1940s or early 1950s. Starboard bow surface view, received by the Naval Photographic Center in December 1959. USS Endicott (DMS-35) in harbor, circa the later 1940s or early 1950s. Port bow surface view, received by the Naval Photographic Center in December 1959.
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". |
For additional images related to this ship, see USS Endicott -- Actions, Activities and Crew
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."
23 October 1999