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USS ''Lindsey'' (DD-771/DM-32/MMD-32) was a Sumner class destroyer minelayer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Eugene E. Lindsey. ''Lindsey'' was laid down as DD-771 12 September 1943 by Bethlehem Steel Company, San Pedro, California; launched 5 March 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Eugene E. Lindsey, widow of Lt. Comdr. Lindsey; reclassified DM-32 19 July 1944; and commissioned 20 August 1944, Commander T. E. Chambers in command. After shakedown off southern California, the new destroyer minelayer sailed from San Francisco 25 November 1944 via Pearl Harbor for Ulithi, arriving 3 February 1945. Underway from Ulithi the morning of 8 February, ''Lindsey'' steamed toward Iwo Jima. Operating off Iwo 17 to 19 February, ''Lindsey'' knocked out six guns ashore and provided covering fire as minesweepers cleared the harbor. On the 23d she returned to Ulithi to prepare for landings on Okinawa. Underway 19 March, ''Lindsey'' arrived off Okinawa 24 March and swept the harbor for the inbound transports. Then as the marines gained a foothold, the ship bombarded Japanese gun installations and transferred wounded soldiers to hospital ships. On the afternoon of 12 April, ''Lindsey'' experienced a mass kamikaze attack. Her gunners scored repeated hits on seven onrushing dive bombers, but two “Vals”, damaged and out of control, crashed ''Lindsey'' killing 57 sailors and wounding 57 more. The explosion from the second Val ripped some 60 feet off her bow. Only the “all back full” ordered by Commander Chambers prevented the pressure of inrushing water from collapsing the fireroom bulkhead and sinking the ship. Towed to Kerama Retto the same night, ''Lindsey'' remained in the lagoon for 2 weeks repairing battle damage. On 28 April she departed under tow for Guam, where, after arrival 6 May, she received a temporary bow. She sailed under her own power 8 July for the east coast via Pearl Harbor and the Panama Canal, arriving Norfolk, Virginia 19 August 1945. After extensive repairs at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, ''Lindsey'' steamed 6 March 1946 for Charleston, South Carolina, and arrived the next day. ''Lindsey'' decommissioned 25 May 1946 and entered the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 October 1970. ''Lindsey'' received two battle stars for World War II. As of 2006, no other ship in the United States Navy has been named ''Lindsey''. ==References== 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 Lindsey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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