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USS Sellstrom (DE-255) was an built for the U.S. Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean the Pacific Ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. She was named in honor of Edward Robert Sellstrom, a Naval aviator who was awarded the Navy Cross for his superb marksmanship in shooting down attacking Japanese planes. She was laid down on 16 March 1943 by the Brown Shipbuilding Company, Houston, Texas; launched on 12 May 1943; sponsored by Miss Genevieve Dahl, fiancé of ''Ensign Sellstrom''; and commissioned on 12 October 1943, Lt. Comdr. William L. Maloney, USCG, in command. == World War II North Atlantic operations== After trial runs and tests, final outfitting, and shakedown, ''Sellstrom'' departed Bermuda on 3 December 1943 for the east coast, arriving at Charleston Navy Yard on the 6th. On 13 December, the escort vessel departed Charleston, South Carolina, and proceeded to Norfolk, Virginia, arriving on the 15th. On 13 January 1944, ''Sellstrom'' departed Norfolk as a unit of Task Force 63 bound for Gibraltar. On 31 January, Task Force 63 stood into the Straits of Gibraltar, turned over the escort of their convoy to British control, and set course to Casablanca, French Morocco. ''Sellstrom'' moored at Jetty de Lure, Casablanca Harbor, the next day. She remained in the harbor, doing some patrolling, until 4 February, when she got underway for Gibraltar to pick up another convoy en route to Chesapeake Bay. ''Sellstrom'' was relieved of the convoy in Chesapeake Bay on 22 February and proceeded to New York, mooring at the Brooklyn Navy Yard the next day. 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 Sellstrom (DE-255)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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