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The first USS ''Noa'' (DD-343/APD-24) was a ''Clemson''-class destroyer in the United States Navy following World War I. She was named for Loveman Noa. ==History== ''Noa'' was built by the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia. Authorized 6 October 1917, she was laid down 18 November 1918; launched 28 June 1919; sponsored by Mrs. Albert Morehead, sister of Midshipman Loveman Noa; and commissioned 15 February 1921. Following shakedown out of Virginia, ''Noa'' operated out of Charleston, South Carolina. Through May 1922, she participated in Atlantic Coast training maneuvers. In late May, she sailed for duty on the Asiatic Station, steaming via the Mediterranean and Aden and Ceylon. She reached Singapore 14 August and on 30 September, she arrived at her new home yard at Cavite, Philippine Islands. Through the summer of 1922, ''Noa'' remained active on the Asiatic station. She patrolled Chinese and Philippine waters and attempted to protect American interests during the Chinese Civil War, which was renewed in November 1922. On 27 February 1927, the ''Noa'' arrived at Nanjing, China, relieving USS ''Simpson'' as the ship stationed there "to protect American lives and property." On 24 March 1927, with her sister ship, USS ''William B. Preston'', and Royal Navy light cruiser HMS ''Emerald'', she helped to rescue foreigners from Nanjing. The three ships used their main batteries to lay down a barrage of shrapnel and high explosive on Socony Hill, driving back hostile Chinese forces and also halting sniping along the Nanjing Bund and a sortie by Kuomintang gunboats. This allowed refugees to retreat down the hill to the safety of U.S. and British warships. ''Noa'' also participated in the periodic fleet exercises which were intended to keep crew and equipment at peak efficiency. Upon return to the United States on 14 August 1929, ''Noa'' went into the Mare Island Navy Yard for overhaul before assignment to West Coast operations. Through the next five years, she operated out of San Diego as a unit of the Battle Fleet. During the fall and winter of 1929, ''Noa'' was called upon to assist in plane guard duties with carriers and , off the California coast. She thus participated in the early development of U.S. carrier-group tactics. She also took part in the fleet exercises from 1930 to 1934. ''Noa'' served as cruiseship for NROTC students from the University of California, Berkeley, 17 June – 8 July 1934, steamed for Philadelphia 14 August, decommissioned there 11 November, and was placed in reserve. 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 Noa (DD-343)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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