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USS ''Roberts'' (DE-749) was a built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. Post-war, she served as a training ship until finally decommissioned in 1968. She was named in honor of Arthur John Roberts, Jr. who was killed in the Battle of Tassafaronga, Guadalcanal, 30 November-1 December 1942. The ship was laid down on 11 February 1943 by the Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Pedro, California; launched on 14 November 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Ruth Marohn; and commissioned on 2 September 1944, Lt. Comdr. Robert M. Catharine, Jr., USNR, in command. == World War II Pacific Theatre operations== Following shakedown off southern California, ''Roberts'' sailed for Pearl Harbor on 30 November. On her arrival on 10 December, she joined a hunter-killer (HUK) group operating with ; and, for the next three weeks, patrolled to the north and east of Hawaii. During January and early February 1945, her group operated to the west, primarily in the Marshalls, then returned to Pearl Harbor. From 1 to 18 March, the group searched, unsuccessfully, between Johnston Island and Kwajalein for an overdue Army Air Corps transport carrying Lt. Gen. M. F. Harmon, USA. Toward the end of the month the ships replenished at Majuro, then resumed HUK operations, this time in the Marshalls. Detached at the end of April, ''Roberts'' proceeded to Ulithi, whence she departed on 12 May for Okinawa. Screening en route, she arrived at mid-month. On the 16th she joined and screened her until the 31st. On the 31st she escorted , then, on 1 June, departed the Ryūkyūs to escort to Guam. ''Roberts'' arrived at Guam on the 5th, steamed to Eniwetok, and, on the 27th, resumed HUK operations with . Into July the group patrolled the shipping lanes of Micronesia, then, toward the end of the month, shifted to the Philippine Sea. 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 Roberts (DE-749)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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