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USS ''Tingey'' (DD-539) was a ''Fletcher''-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship to be named for Commodore Thomas Tingey (1750–1829). ''Tingey'' was laid down on 22 October 1942 by the Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco, Calif.; launched on 28 May 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Garry Owen; and commissioned on 25 November 1943, Commander John O. Miner in command. == World War II == Following shakedown off the west coast, ''Tingey'' departed San Francisco for the Pacific theater on 2 February 1944. The destroyer participated in exercises out of Pearl Harbor in February and March before screening a convoy en route to the Marshalls early in April. On 13 April, she sortied Majuro to join Rear Admiral Marc A. Mitscher's Fast Carrier Task Force (then designated Task Force 58). Later that month, while supporting carrier strikes on Eton and Dublon in the Truk Islands, ''Tingey'' suffered casualties during an engagement with Japanese aircraft. ''Tingey'' continued on her mission acting as a member of the destroyer screen for Battleship Division 7. On 1 May, ''Tingey'' participated in the bombardment of Tumu Point to eliminate the site as a Japanese submarine and air base. On 29 April, ''Tingey'' continued screening duties for the task force while one of its cruiser units bombarded Satawan Island. On 15 May, ''Tingey'' sortied Majuro in company with R.Adm. Alfred E. Montgomery's carrier task group and set course for Marcus and Wake Islands. Early in June, she steamed as a member of Task Force 58 (TF 58) for the Philippine Sea. During the following week, she operated in the vicinity of Saipan and Tinian participating in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The carriers of the group launched strike after strike against Guam and Rota and decimated the massed attacks of enemy aircraft flung at them by Japanese Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa in the 19 June battle, later known as "the Great Marianas Turkey Shoot". Also in June, ''Tingey'' accompanied the group as it conducted air strikes on Pagan Island. On the last day of June, ''Tingey'' sortied from Eniwetok with R.Adm. Ralph E. Davison's carrier task group for air strikes in the Bonins. She then rejoined the 5th Fleet off Saipan to support invasion forces in the Marianas. On 21 July, the carriers launched 10 strikes in support of the assault on Guam. After replenishment at Saipan, ''Tingey'' set course for the northern Palaus where she supported carrier air sweeps and strikes. She then assumed screening duties for R.Adm. Gerald F. Bogan's carrier task group as it conducted strikes on enemy concentrations on Guam. After mooring at Eniwetok for upkeep and inspection, ''Tingey'' resumed her duties late in August. During the first two weeks of September, she supported carrier strikes on Leyte, Bulan, and Samar, before proceeding to Luzon. There, the destroyer encountered enemy night attacks while supporting carrier strikes on the Philippines. After replenishment at Tanapag Harbor, ''Tingey'' got underway for Ulithi where she conducted antisubmarine patrols. In October, ''Tingey'' continued operations with Mitscher's fast carrier force. On 17 and 18 October, she supported strikes on Visayan Island, and, on the 24th, the carriers launched strikes in the Battle of the Sibuyan Sea. Steaming off San Bernardino Strait on the night of 25/26 October, ''Tingey'' joined with the battleships and cruisers of the task group to sink the Japanese destroyer ''Nowaki''. This ill-fated ship was a straggler from Admiral Takeo Kurita's Center Force retiring from the Battle off Samar. Following this engagement, ''Tingey'' steamed northward for strikes on Manila Bay; then returned in the first week of November for additional strikes on Luzon and Bicol. Departing Ulithi on 14 November, ''Tingey'' steamed for the Philippines. En route, she weathered a typhoon which swallowed up three destroyers on 18 December. After a fruitless search for survivors, the carrier group aborted planned strikes on Luzon because of bad weather and rough seas and returned to Ulithi. On 30 December 1944, the task group conducted strikes on Formosa and Luzon. In January 1945, ''Tingey'' proceeded to the South China Sea for strikes on French Indochina and Hong Kong before returning to Ulithi. In February, she participated in Operation Jamboree strikes on Tokyo Bay and experienced enemy air attacks as she performed screening duties in support of the Iwo Jima landings. She accompanied carriers making strikes on Kyūshū and Okinawa in March. When enemy aircraft bombed carrier on the 19th, causing fire and extensive damage, ''Tingey'' rescued survivors and escorted the battered vessel to Ulithi. During April and May, enemy air activity was frequent as ''Tingey'' screened carriers providing direct air support for ground troops on Okinawa. ''Tingey'' made three assists, splashed a Japanese raider, and rescued downed fliers from and . Under constant enemy air attacks, ''Tingey'' continued her duties off Okinawa in May, making one quick run north to Kyūshū on 13 May for air strikes. ''Tingey'' spent most of June undergoing upkeep in the Philippines before getting underway for San Francisco. On 9 July, she arrived at Mare Island Naval Shipyard where she remained until the end of the war. ''Tingey'' was decommissioned in March 1946. 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 Tingey (DD-539)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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