Joseph Orleck
USS ''Orleck'' (DD-886), is a that was in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1982. In October 1982 she was sold to Turkey and renamed ''Yücetepe'' (D 345). After her final decommissioning the Turkish government transferred ''Yücetepe'' to the Southeast Texas War Memorial and Heritage Foundation at Orange, Texas, where she was berthed as a museum ship. The Orleck Foundation then decided to move the ship to the Calcasieu River in Lake Charles, Louisiana. On 26 March 2022, she arrived in Jacksonville, FL, where she will serve as a Naval Museum on the downtown riverfront. Namesake Joseph Orleck was born on 22 January 1906 in Columbus, Ohio. He enlisted in the Navy on 23 June 1924. Rising through the enlisted ranks, he was warranted Boatswain on 14 December 1938, and appointed Ensign on 15 June 1942. He assumed command of on 28 May 1943 with the rank of Lieutenant. He went down with his ship after a Luftwaffe bomber attack in the Gulf of Salerno on 9 September 1943. ...
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Joseph Orleck
USS ''Orleck'' (DD-886), is a that was in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1982. In October 1982 she was sold to Turkey and renamed ''Yücetepe'' (D 345). After her final decommissioning the Turkish government transferred ''Yücetepe'' to the Southeast Texas War Memorial and Heritage Foundation at Orange, Texas, where she was berthed as a museum ship. The Orleck Foundation then decided to move the ship to the Calcasieu River in Lake Charles, Louisiana. On 26 March 2022, she arrived in Jacksonville, FL, where she will serve as a Naval Museum on the downtown riverfront. Namesake Joseph Orleck was born on 22 January 1906 in Columbus, Ohio. He enlisted in the Navy on 23 June 1924. Rising through the enlisted ranks, he was warranted Boatswain on 14 December 1938, and appointed Ensign on 15 June 1942. He assumed command of on 28 May 1943 with the rank of Lieutenant. He went down with his ship after a Luftwaffe bomber attack in the Gulf of Salerno on 9 September 1943. ...
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