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USS ''Rowe'' (DD-564) was a ''Fletcher''-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Lieutenant John Rowe, who served with Lt. Stephen Decatur during the First Barbary War. ''Rowe'' was laid down 7 December 1942 by the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Co., Seattle, Wash.; launched 30 September 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Louise Bradley Roberson; and commissioned 13 March 1944, Commander A. L. Young, Jr., in command. == World War II == Following shakedown off San Diego, ''Rowe'' got underway for Pearl Harbor 24 May 1944. After 2 weeks of additional underway training in the Hawaiian Islands, she completed a round-trip escort run to Eniwetok, 16 June to 2 July, and on 3 August 1944 sailed as flagship of Destroyer Squadron 57 (DesRon 57) for Adak, Alaska, to report for duty with the 9th Fleet. She engaged in underway training there, and participated in three strikes against the Kurils; Matsuwa To Island on 21 November 1944, Suribati Wan on 3 January 1945, and Kurabu Zaki, Paramushiro Island on 18 February 1945. On 18 April, Destroyer Division 113 (DesDiv 113) was detached from the North Pacific Force and sailed for Pearl Harbor. Following repairs and training, ''Rowe'' sailed on 11 May for Ulithi with aircraft carrier ''Ticonderoga'' and her destroyer division. Arriving 22 May, she joined the 5th Fleet for duty and a week later left Ulithi in convoy for Okinawa. Reaching the Ryukyus 2 June, ''Rowe'' began radar picket duty. Fifteen days later, with DesDiv 113, she escorted the battleship out of Hagushi anchorage and steamed for the Philippines, reaching San Pedro Bay, Leyte Gulf, 20 June. Standing out of Leyte Gulf on 1 July, ''Rowe'' rendezvoused with Task Force 38 (TF 38) for screening and plane guard duties during attacks against the Japanese home islands—Honshū, Shikoku and Hokkaidō. The first strike was launched on 10 July against airfields and installations in the vicinity of Tokyo. Temporarily detached on 23 July 1945, ''Rowe'' participated in the bombardment of the town of Omura on Chichi Jima, then rejoined the carrier force. When the official Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed in Tokyo Bay on 2 September 1945, ''Rowe'' was still steaming with Task Group 38.4 (TG 38.4) in a patrol area east of Honshū Island, while the group's planes performed air observation missions over prisoner of war camps. Following a round-trip run to Eniwetok, ''Rowe'' steamed out of Tokyo Bay 18 November for Pearl Harbor and the United States. Touching at San Diego, Calif., ''Rowe'' transited the Panama Canal 17 December and reached Philadelphia, Pa. 23 December. Arriving Charleston, S.C. 20 March 1946, ''Rowe'' decommissioned 31 January 1947 and was berthed at Charleston as a unit of the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. 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 Rowe (DD-564)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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