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USS ''Alger'' (DE-101) was a Cannon class destroyer escort built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. ''Alger'' was named for Philip Rounsevile Alger. She was laid down on 2 January 1943 by the Dravo Corp., Wilmington, Delaware; launched on 8 July 1943; sponsored by Miss Louisa Rodgers Alger; and commissioned at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 12 November 1943, Lt. Comdr. W. F. Porter in command. ==Service history== On 30 November, ''Alger'' sailed for Bermuda and shakedown. She returned to Philadelphia for post-shakedown availability, then headed for the Caribbean on 15 January 1944, and arrived at Trinidad on 21 January. There, she was assigned to Task Group (TG) 42.5 and departed on the 31st in the screen of a convoy bound for Recife, Brazil. While ''en route'', ''Alger'' collided with a merchantman and sustained slight damage to her bow. However, she continued on to Brazil and reached Recife on 14 February. Upon her arrival there, the ship was assigned to Task Group 41.5 for patrol duty along the Brazilian coast which she carried out until 1 June. On that day, ''Alger'' departed Recife to escort a convoy to Trinidad. She reached that island on 8 June and then sailed back to Recife with another convoy. On 17 July, ''Alger'' joined the screen of the escort carrier and sailed for anti-submarine warfare exercises off the coast of Brazil. She then resumed patrol duty and continued that work through most of November. ''Alger'' rendezvoused at sea on the last day of the month with Task Group 42.3 and escorted a convoy to Rio de Janeiro. On 28 December, the ship departed Recife to escort another convoy to Trinidad but returned to Recife on 30 January 1945. The next day, ''Alger'' was relieved of operational duties in preparation for her transfer to the government of Brazil on loan. After various inspections and exercises at sea, Alger departed Recife on 23 February and moored the same day at Natal, Brazil. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USS Alger (DE-101)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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