USS Peary (DD-226) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was commissioned in 1920 and sunk by Japanese aircraft at Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, on 19 February 1942.
USSPeary (DD-226) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy. She was commissioned in 1920 and sunk by Japanese aircraft at Darwin, Northern...
Retrieved 19 February 2014. File:USSPeary DD226 - Roll of Honour.jpg Wilde, E. Andrew Jr., ed. (2007). The U.S.S. Peary (DD-226) in World War II, Manila...
Robert Edwin Peary Sr. (/ˈpɪəri/; May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer and officer in the United States Navy who made several expeditions...
World War, Normandie was seized by U.S. authorities at New York and renamed USS Lafayette. In 1942, while being converted to a troopship, the liner caught...
Peary may refer to: Danny Peary (born 1949), American film critic and sports writer Gerald Peary (born 1944), American film critic Harold Peary (1908–1985)...
(partial list): USSPeary, American destroyer, 19 February 1942 – Australia (Darwin) USS Pope, American destroyer, 1 March 1942 – Java Sea USS Edsall, American...
reinforcements and supplies to Kupang—escorted by the heavy cruiser USS Houston, the destroyer USSPeary, and the sloops HMAS Swan and Warrego—came under intense...
destroyers Leftwich and Hoel, frigates Curts, Harold E. Holt, Robert E. Peary, Schofield and auxiliaries Shasta, Wichita, Kansas City, Hassayampa. John...
1942: Japanese invasion of Bali. Bombing of Darwin by the Kido Butai sank USSPeary, the tanker British Motorist, the freighter Mauna Loa, and liners Neptuna...
Amundsen. Three prior expeditions – led by Frederick Cook (1908, land), Robert Peary (1909, land) and Richard E. Byrd (1926, aerial) – were once also accepted...
strikes against Darwin, Australia, sinking nine ships, including the USSPeary. This bombing marked the beginning of the Battle of Timor in the Pacific...
commissioned Ensign on 28 February 1941. He served on USS Langley until 10 August when he reported to USSPeary for duty in the Pacific. Following the outbreak...
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