USS Yarnall (DD-541)
USS ''Yarnall'' (DD-541), a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant John Yarnall (1786–1815). Construction and career ''Yarnall'' was laid down on 5 December 1942 at San Francisco, Calif., by the Bethlehem Steel Co.; launched on 25 July 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Earl Groves; and ship commissioning, commissioned on 30 December 1943. Service in the United States Navy The destroyer spent the first two months of 1944 conducting her shakedown cruise and other training exercises in the San Diego operating area. She departed the west coast early in March and arrived at Oahu on the 19th. For the next 10 weeks, ''Yarnall'' carried out additional tactical exercises in the Hawaiian Islands. Marianas campaign On 31 May, the warship stood out of Pearl Harbor with Task Group 52.17 (TG 52.17) and set a course—via Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands—for the Battle of Saipan, invasion of Saipan in the Marianas. For that operation, ''Yarnall'' ...
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USS Yarnall (DD-541) In The Pacific C1944
Two ships of the United States Navy have borne the name USS ''Yarnall'', in honor of Lieutenant John Yarnall (1786–1815). * The first, , was a , launched in 1918 and transferred to the Royal Navy in 1940. She served as HMS ''Lincoln'' until 1942, then as Royal Canadian Navy, HMCS ''Lincoln'' until 1944. She was then transferred to the Soviet Navy to provide parts for other destroyers. * The second, , was a , launched in 1943 and transferred to the Republic of China Navy in 1968. She served as ROCS ''Kun Yang'' (DD-8/DDG-919) until 1999. {{DEFAULTSORT:Yarnall, Uss United States Navy ship names ...
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