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USS Mertz (DD-691)
USS ''Mertz'' (DD-691) was a World War II-era ''Fletcher''-class destroyer in the service of the United States Navy, named after Rear Admiral Albert Mertz.
''Mertz'' was laid down by Bath Iron Works Corp., Bath, Maine, 10 May 1943; launched 11 September 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Selma M. Allen, daughter of Rear Admiral Mertz; and commissioned at Charlestown, Massachusetts, 19 November 1943, Commander William S. Estabrook, Jr., in command.
==Arrival In Pacific==
After shakedown off Bermuda, ''Mertz'' departed Norfolk, Virginia, 26 January 1944 for the central Pacific, via the Panama Canal and San Diego, California, arriving at Pearl Harbor 5 March. On the 9th, the destroyer got underway for the Marshall Islands as convoy escort, arriving Majuro Atoll 6 days later. ''Mertz'' sailed 22 March to join TG 58.2 on the 26th and act as escort back to Majuro. En route on 31 March, she caught a Japanese maru at 0600 in the glare of her searchlights. The enemy merchant ship maneuvered to get away, only to go down under the hail of 5 inch projectiles from ''Mertz''. The task group reached Majuro 6 April. Five days later ''Mertz'' steamed for the New Hebrides as a screen for ''Barnes'', arriving at Espiritu Santo the 15th.
In mid-May, the destroyer returned to Pearl Harbor to prepare for the Marianas campaign. She took fire support and patrol station close ashore to Saipan on 14 June, pounding gun emplacements in the daytime and at night maintaining illumination over the enemy lines until 22 June, when she began screening convoys.
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