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USS ''Martin'' (DE-30) was an constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. It was promptly sent off into the Pacific Ocean to protect convoys and other ships from Japanese submarines and fighter aircraft. Originally intended for lend-lease to Great Britain, the USS ''Martin'' (DE-30) was laid down as BDE-30 by Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, California, on 26 November 1942; launched on 18 May 1943; redesignated DE-30, on 16 June 1943; renamed ''Martin'' on 23 June 1943; and commissioned on 4 September 1943; Lt. Paul E. Warfield, USNR, in command. == World War II Pacific Theatre operations== Assigned to the U.S. Pacific Fleet, ''Martin'' escorted to San Diego, California, on 29 September to 2 October. After shakedown off San Diego, the escort ship got underway in convoy for Pearl Harbor on 11 November, arriving the 21st for service with TF 16. On 3 December, in company with and , she steamed for the Ellice / Gilbert Islands area, returning to Pearl Harbor the 31st. On 9 January 1944 ''Martin'' sailed with TG 58.4 for escort service during the initial Marshall operations, on 11 January into late February. From arrival at Tulagi on 18 March until 1 October she operated as a merchant ship escort in the Solomons. During October the ship joined TG 30.8 to escort fueling units during the strikes on Formosa; Luzon, Philippines; and Okinawa, Ryūkyūs, beginning on 10 October. From November to February 1945 she patrolled the western Carolines and Marianas. On 10 December 1944 ''Martin'' screened LSTs landing troops and supplies on Leyte for the mop-up operations following the landings in October and the ensuing Battle for Leyte Gulf. She operated out of Eniwetok from February 1945 on, escorting convoys to Kwajalein and Guam, Marshalls, and Ulithi, Carolines. On 5 July ''Martin'' departed Kwajalein for the west coast, via Pearl Harbor, arriving at San Francisco, California, on 19 July. 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 Martin (DE-30)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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