USS ''Philip'' (DD/DDE-498), a , was the second ship of the

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to be named for Rear Admiral John W. Philip (1840–1900).

Construction

''Philip'' was laid down by the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.,

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''.

Solomon Islands campaign: June 1943 – March 1944

''Philip''s first mission came during the early morning of 30 June 1943 when she bombarded installations in the

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area in the southwest Pacific. Operating in the screen of the Second Transport Group, ''Philip'', on 15 August 1943, made a good showing in her first scrape with the enemy. Several bomb splashes were seen near Barakoma Beach,

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, indicating that

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bombers were attacking the LCIs unloading there. A few minutes later, two

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s headed for ''Philip'' to unload their explosives. Each dropped a bomb, but both missed. The first aircraft, taken under fire by the ship's guns, kept getting closer until a friendly

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took over the fight. Guns were shifted to the second and they soon shot it down. Japanese aircraft came back for another attack at nightfall. Silhouetted clearly against a full moon, ''Philip'' was the most desirable target. One

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wake passed a few yards astern and another crossed parallel to the ship after it was seen in time to take evasive action. The ship's guns kept firing at one of the bombers, finally shooting it down. Again during the next evening, Japanese aircraft made several attacks. This time, their objective proved to be the cumbersome LSTs withdrawing from Barakoma Beach. While laying a heavy smoke screen and shooting at the aircraft, ''Philip'' collided with under the cover of her own smoke. Although damage to both vessels resulted, damage control parties of both ships rigged up shoring to prevent flooding and stayed in the battle. ''Philip'' kept her guns firing at the Japanese aircraft, one was shot down and another was claimed as a possible kill. The Japanese continued to press their attacks in an attempt to dislodge American forces from their toehold on the Solomons. One aircraft released its torpedo and then flew between the ship's stacks and another was shot down, crashing into the sea 30 yards to port. A second attack brought another close call; two torpedoes dropped 15 yards astern. ''Philip''s anti-aircraft guncrews shot down one of the torpedo bombers. Two days later, while leading a convoy out of

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, the destroyer launched a pair of attacks on what appeared to be a Japanese

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, without damage to the enemy. On 27 October, the destroyer fired at mortar emplacements on

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and then came into

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, Solomons. Six enemy

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aircraft attempted to destroy the transports sitting there. The attack was repelled and ''Philip'' did her share by hitting one aircraft, which was seen to fly away in flames. A barge sweep off Bougainville and bombardment of

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was conducted on 8 January 1944; ten days later, the destroyer returned for gunnery support on Bougainville, raking the island's northeast shores with surface fire. Leading a convoy of LCIs into Bougainville on 15 February, ''Philip'' weathered a bombing attack similar to earlier actions; but retaliated in like manner, damaging one aircraft and repelling the others. After a bombardment of

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14 March, ''Philip'' left to take part in the Marianas campaign. From 17 June to the end of July, the destroyer's guns were in use almost daily against enemy positions on

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and

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. Known gun emplacements, troop concentrations, and air fields were the main targets, although several smaller engagements were performed at small craft in Tinian and boats in

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Philippines campaign, December 1944 – April 1945

The

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came next. An assault on

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, 12–15 December, was her initial step. One airplane was damaged in the battle. More fierce airplane attacks came when ''Philip'' joined a screening force around a resupply echelon traveling from

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to Mindoro, later that month. Frequent raids with coordinated bombing and

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by as many as six planes at one time greeted the slow convoy during its entire trip. Two of the attackers were shot down by the destroyer and another was damaged. A 20-millimeter shell, fired by an LCT at a Japanese plane, landed upon the aluminum spray shield on the ship's starboard bridge wing, tearing a hole in the structure and wounding two men. One of the wounded men died five hours after the accident. Many of the ships were not as fortunate as ''Philip'', which escaped with comparatively little damage. Kamikaze aircraft struck many of the less maneuverable merchant ships. When received a hit from a kamikaze ''Philip'' assisted with two of her men, acting upon their own initiative, boarding the crippled destroyer, setting her

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s on safe, and jettisoning them. Steaming out of Leyte 5 January 1945, ''Philip'' sailed to join a task group which went on to invade

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Island, Philippines, 9 January. The destroyer remained in the area until 12 January, screening the transports as they unloaded. Several air attacks and suicide boat assaults were encountered during the journey from Leyte. During the early morning of 10 January, the destroyer challenged a small boat which it picked up on

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. The small craft, acting queerly, did not reply. After illuminating the small explosive-laden boat, ''Philip'' opened with its 20-millimeter and .45 sub-machine guns. The boat turned sharply, headed directly for the ship's port side amidships but was exploded 20 yards short of her mark. Two brief fire support missions were conducted in the occupation of

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, during March, and assaults on Sanga-Sanga and

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s, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines, were successfully conducted by ''Philip'' during 2–10 April. USS Philip Original Remaining Crew - Nov 21 1945 - Okinowa

Borneo campaign, April – July 1945

On 30 April, the destroyer joined a special attack unit to transport, protect, and establish units of the 26th Australian Brigade on Sauau,

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, N.E.I. Major landings on

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followed a day later; enemy opposition in force was surprisingly absent. Relieved of

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duty off

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on 12 June, ''Philip'' rendezvoused with a

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group and left to clear the area of

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- Luton, Sarawak, Borneo, in preparation for an assault which was to come seven days later. Having previously paved the way for an assault landing on Brunei Bay, Borneo, ''Philip'' covered the "sweeps" while preparations were made for the next invasion. A total of 246 mines were cut loose from the heavily planted area, not without loss of much valuable sweep gear. Hostile gun positions in the Miri area were softened by the destroyer while the minesweepers performed their chores. Elements of the First Australian Corps, loaded at

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, landed at

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, Borneo, 1 July, while ''Philip'' stood guard for enemy attempts to hinder the invasion. Remaining in the area until 19 July, the destroyer bombarded the surrounding shores and helped repel such feeble air attacks as the Japanese could muster. The end of the war followed the Borneo operation, but it did not bring about immediate return to the United States for the busy destroyer. She was sent to China on mine destruction duty and remained in the Pacific area until late in 1945. The veteran destroyer got back to the West Coast just in time to allow the crew to spend New Year's Eve on home soil. She subsequently sailed to the Atlantic and, by Directive dated January 1947, was placed out of commission, in reserve, attached to the U.S.

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, berthed at

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''Philips classification was changed to DDE-498 on 26 March 1949.

Korean War, 1950 – 1954

''Philip'' recommissioned at Charleston, South Carolina 30 June 1950, and sailed to the

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and

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en route to her new home port,

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. Here she arrived 10 September 1950, and immediately assumed her part in advanced hunter-killer exercises. During the autumn of 1950, ''Philip'' acted as plane-guard for the aircraft bearing President

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to his mid-ocean conference with General

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, to discuss the conduct of the

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. ''Philip'' departed Pearl Harbor 1 June 1951 for Midway and

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, Japan. On 15 June, she joined Task Force 77 (TF 77) in the

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for duty screening the fast

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task force as it conducted air operations against enemy forces in

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. She returned to Japan for anti-submarine warfare exercises from 30 June to 10 July, and next day sailed for

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and duty on patrol in the

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. A visit to Hong Kong which began 29 July was interrupted by Typhoon Louise. Through August, ''Philip'' continued her patrol duties, and early in September conducted anti-submarine exercises off

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until 11 September when she put into Yokosuka for upkeep. On 24 September 1951 ''Philip'' was bound for the east coast of Korea. Here she had escort duty with TF 77 until 3 October, when she received orders which sent her to duty on the west coast of

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with the United Nations Naval Forces which included

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units. Here ''Philip'' screened the carrier group, and served to enforce the naval blockade on the 38th parallel. Fighting her way through the most devastating

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in years,

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, ''Philip'' steamed back to duty with TF 77, joining up 15 October. Released from this duty 31 October. ''Philip'' proceeded to Yokosuka, and departed 2 November for Pearl Harbor. On arriving at Pearl Harbor, the ship commenced a yard period, which was followed by a period of refresher training. Underway training and plane guard duty continued until 27 October 1952, when ''Philip'' began a short drydock period, part of her preparation for another tour of duty in the Korean War. She departed Pearl Harbor 10 November, bound for Yokosuka, Japan, where she arrived ten days later. Late in the afternoon of 25 November 1952 ''Philip'' joined Task Force 78, and began duty in the screen of the task force. Later duty included a shore bombardment patrol in company with in the vicinity of latitude 38'30'N off the east coast of Korea. On 5 December, the two vessels entered

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Harbor to fire on shore targets, and then returned to the bombline to carry out call fire missions. Steady steaming with TF-78 was resumed from 8 December until 27 December, interrupted only by a night search for a

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contact and two rescue missions for pilots of downed aircraft. After a period of tender availability in Yokosuka, ''Philip'' resumed similar duty until May 1953. ''Philip'' returned to Pearl Harbor 29 May 1953, and operated for a month in training exercises. Late in June she began an intensive three-month overhaul at

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. Overhaul completed, she returned to a busy schedule of operations in the Hawaiian group which included search and rescue missions, anti-submarine exercises, practice shore bombardment, and carrier plane guard duties. A major fleet exercise occupied ''Philip'' during the first months of 1954, and she then began preparations for another journey to the Western Pacific. On 14 June, she stood out for Yokosuka, Japan, where she arrived 23 June, mooring alongside for two days of tender availability. ''Philip'' then got underway for the Shimonoseki Straits and

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, Korea. After reporting for duty with

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, ''Philip'' steamed to

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to join and act as plane guard for the British carrier on the United Nations Blockade. ''Philip'' escorted ''Warrior'' to

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, Japan, 4 July, and sailed on to

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for a week's restricted availability.

1954 – 1957

After further service in Korean waters, ''Philip'' left Japan for Pearl Harbor, arriving home 29 August 1954 for a month's overhaul, She resumed operations in the

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until 15 March 1955, when she entered the yard for a comprehensive overhaul. Overhaul was followed by refresher training and preparation for another Far Eastern deployment. On 8 August 1955, she sailed for Yokosuka, Japan, arriving ten days later. On this tour of duty, she participated in large scale antisubmarine warfare exercises off Okinawa, operated with Task Force 77, and served on the Taiwan Patrol before heading for home 6 January 1956. Operations in Hawaiian waters occupied ''Philip'' between 15 January 1956, and 30 October when she once more took departure for the Far East. Serving primarily in Japanese waters, ''Philip'' completed a shorter tour than previously, and was back home in Pearl Harbor 22 January 1957.

1957 – 1968

During 1957, she joined Destroyer Squadron 25, unique in its three divisions, rather than the usual two. The escort destroyers of Destroyer Squadron 25 were so deployed that one division of the three was in the Far East at any given time, and it was on this schedule that ''Philip'' once more sailed for the Orient 27 December. Arriving in Yokosuka 5 January 1958 ''Philip'' served on exercises off Japan and Okinawa, in the Philippine Islands, and in the

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until 23 April, when her division began the homeward bound voyage, by an unusual route. Arriving in

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, Australia 2 May, ''Philip'' visited

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and Sydney, Australia;

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, New Zealand; and

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, before returning to Pearl Harbor 29 May. Here she resumed her operations in the Hawaiian Group throughout the remainder of 1958. From the latter part of June 1958 until the end of January 1959, ''Philip'' took part in hunter-killer operations, conducted shore bombardment, air, and surface shoots, single and dual ship antisubmarine exercises, and fulfilled the duties of plane guard destroyer for the super carrier . On 18 February, ''Philip'' and the other escort destroyers of DesDiv 252 got underway and proceeded to Yokosuka, Japan. ''Philip'' operated around Japan and in the South China Sea before arriving Brisbane, Australia, 11 July. The deployment ended at Pearl Harbor 30 July. The division sailed from Honolulu again for Yokosuka 22 April 1960. After operating in the waters of Japan and Okinawa ''Philip'' returned to Pearl Harbor 29 October 1960. On 4 February 1962 ''Philip'' was off for Yokosuka again. This cruise was spent in the waters of Japan, the Philippines, and

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. Effective 1 July 1962 ''Philip'' was redesignated from DDE to DD. ''Philip'' returned to Pearl Harbor 18 July 1962. On 3 October 1962, "Philip' operated with the Essex Class carrier USS Kearsarge CVS-33 (primary recovery ship) in the recovery of astronaut Wally Schirra who flew aboard the Mercury – Atlas 8 mission who splashed down in the Pacific at 32°07'30"N, 174°45'W. ''Philip'' steamed again for Yokosuka 12 November 1963, operating again in Japanese, Philippine, and Vietnamese waters, and returning to Pearl Harbor 10 April 1964. After another period of operations out of Hawaii, ''Philip'' steamed for Yokosuka again 19 April 1965. This cruise was highlighted by duty on

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off Vietnam and by patrol of the Taiwan straits. She returned home 1 October 1965. The USS ''Philip'' was featured in the 1965

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In Harm's Way ''In Harm's Way'' is a 1965 American epic war film produced and directed by Otto Preminger and starring John Wayne, Kirk Douglas and Patricia Neal, with a supporting cast featuring Henry Fonda in a lengthy cameo, Tom Tryon, Paula Prentiss, Stanle ...

'' starring

John Wayne Marion Robert Morrison (May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979), known professionally as John Wayne and nicknamed The Duke or Duke Wayne, was an American actor who became a popular icon through his starring roles in films made during Hollywood's Gol ...

. It makes its appearance as the fictitious

destroyer In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...

USS ''Cassiday'' (with an altered hull number of DD 298) that steams out of Pearl Harbor at the beginning of the 7 December 1941 attack, joins up with the Wayne character's cruiser in an ''ad hoc'' task group, depth charges a Japanese submarine that attacks the task group, and pulls alongside the Wayne character's

cruiser A cruiser is a type of warship. Modern cruisers are generally the largest ships in a fleet after aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, and can usually perform several roles. The term "cruiser", which has been in use for several hu ...

to render aid after it has been torpedoed by the same Japanese submarine.Featurette on the making of ''In Harm's Way'': ''The Making of a Movie'' (1965) ''Philip'' was decommissioned 30 September 1968 and struck from the

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on 1 October 1968. She was sold 15 December 1971 but sank in a storm on her way to be scrapped 2 February 1972. ''Philip'' received nine

battle star A service star is a miniature bronze or silver five-pointed star inch (4.8 mm) in diameter that is authorized to be worn by members of the eight uniformed services of the United States on medals and ribbons to denote an additional award or ser ...

s for World War II service and five battle stars for Korean War service.

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navsource.org: USS ''Philip''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Philip (DD-498) World War II destroyers of the United States Cold War destroyers of the United States Korean War destroyers of the United States Vietnam War destroyers of the United States Ships built in Kearny, New Jersey 1942 ships Fletcher-class destroyers of the United States Navy