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USS ''Shannon'' (DD-737/DM-25/MMD-25) was a ''Robert H. Smith''-class destroyer minelayer in the United States Navy. She was named for Marine Colonel Harold D. Shannon. ''Shannon'' (DD-737) was laid down on 14 February 1944 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 24 June 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Harold D. Shannon; reclassified DM-25 on 19 July 1944; and commissioned on 8 September 1944, Commander E. L. Foster in command. ==Transfer to Pacific== Completing shakedown in the Bermuda area in late October, ''Shannon'' was ordered to overtake convoy GUS-54 and deliver election ballots before proceeding to Norfolk, Virginia for availability. She accomplished her mission; completed the yard work; and, on 21 November, sailed for the Pacific. On the 25th, she rescued two crewmen from a downed scout plane. She arrived in the Panama Canal Zone on the 27th. From there, she continued on to California and Hawaii. On 27 January, ''Shannon'', flagship of Mine Division (MinDiv) 7 and a unit of Task Force 51, departed Pearl Harbor for Eniwetok, Saipan, and Iwo Jima. At the latter island, on 19 February, she conducted antisubmarine patrols as marines landed; then, during the afternoon, she moved in to provide fire support. For the next five days, she rotated between those duties; then returned to Saipan to escort reinforcement and resupply echelons to the embattled island. She returned to Iwo Jima on 3 March and resumed duty-night illumination, harassing fire, and call fire- in support of the 4th Marine Division for another five days. On the 8th, she sailed for Ulithi; and, on the 19th, she left the Western Carolines for the Ryukyu Islands and Operation Iceberg, the invasion of Okinawa. 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 Shannon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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