USS Andres (DE-45)

History

USS Andres (DE-45) was an Evarts-class destroyer escort constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. Sent off to the dangerous waters of the North Atlantic Ocean during the Battle of the Atlantic to protect convoys and other ships from Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine U-boats and fighter aircraft, Andres performed escort and anti-submarine operations. Andres was originally built as HMS Capel (BDE-45) for the United Kingdom, allocated to the Royal Navy under Lend-Lease. Laid down on 12 February 1942 by the Philadelphia Navy Yard; launched on 24 July 1942; sponsored by Miss Mary Elizabeth Schumacher, the daughter of Captain Theodore L.

Text adapted from Wikipedia: USS Andres (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Timeline

1. 1943
   Andres was renamed after Eric Theodore Andres in 1943.
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2. 15 March 1943
   Commissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard
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3. August 1943
   Submarine Chaser Training Center, Miami — training DE/PC crews; later Atlantic convoy escort to Gibraltar/North Africa (CortDiv 80)
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4. 28 November 1944
   Detached from that duty on 28 November 1944, Andres proceeded to New York, reaching that port on 1 December 1944, and reported for duty with Escort Division (CortDiv) 80 the following day.
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5. 14 August 1945
   Word of the Japanese surrender on 14 August 1945 found the ship operating south of the Dry Tortugas.
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6. 8 September 1945
   Detached from the Naval Training Center, Miami, on 8 September 1945, Andres sailed in company with the other ships of CortDiv 80, and reached the Charleston Naval Shipyard on 9 September 1945 to commence inactivation.
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7. 18 October 1945
   Decommissioned at Charleston
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8. 18 October 1945
   Decommissioned there on 18 October 1945, Andres was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 November 1945.
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Sources

• NHHC DANFS — Andres (DE-45)
• Wikipedia — USS Andres (DE-45)