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USS ''Cooper'' (DD-695), an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Elmer Glenn Cooper, a naval aviator who died in a seaplane accident in 1938. ''Cooper'' was launched 9 February 1944 by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Kearny, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. Elmer G. Cooper; and commissioned 27 March 1944, Commander J. W. Schmidt in command. ==Operational History== ''Cooper'' cleared Boston, Massachusetts on 23 July 1944 for Pearl Harbor arriving 4 September. After operational training, she sailed 23 October for Ulithi, arriving 5 November, and put to sea at once to screen carriers in air attacks on Luzon, Ormoc Bay, and Manila Bay until 19 November. After repairs at Ulithi, she entered San Pedro Bay, Philippines, 29 November and joined in patrols in Leyte Gulf until 2 December, when she sailed with the destroyers and to destroy shipping in Japanese-held Ormoc Bay. Here the ships engaged two small enemy destroyers and numerous small craft. At about 00:13 on 3 December, ''Cooper'' was torpedoed by the .〔''Cooper'' was probably sunk by according to this source: * 〕 Reports state that she suffered an explosion on her starboard side, then it broke in two, and sank within a minute. The presence of enemy forces prevented rescue of survivors until about 14:00, when "Black Cat" airplanes were able to save 168 of Cooper's crew; 191 were lost. In the Battle of Ormoc Bay, was sunk and ''Take'' was damaged by the American destroyers. In addition to the loss of ''Cooper'', ''Allen M. Sumner'' and ''Moale'' were both damaged. ''Cooper'' was awarded one battle star for World War II service. 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 Cooper」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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