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|Ship original cost= $1,448,315.46 (hull and machinery)<ref>{{cite journal |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=mZEqAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA762 |title= Table 21 - Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919 |journal= Congressional Serial Set |publisher= U.S. Government Printing Office |year= 1921 |page= 762 }}</ref>
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|Ship length=314 ft 5 in (95.83 m)
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'''USS ''Bernadou'' (DD–153)''' was a [[Wickes class destroyer|''Wickes'' class]] [[destroyer]] in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]]. She was named for [[Commander]] [[John Bernadou]].
'''USS ''Bernadou'' (DD–153)''' was a {{sclass|Wickes|destroyer}} in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]]. She was named for [[Commander (United States)|Commander]] [[John Bernadou]]. ''Bernadou'' was [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] on 7 November 1918 by [[William Cramp & Sons]] Ship and Engine Building Company, [[Philadelphia]]. The ship was [[Ship sponsor|sponsored]] by Miss Cora Winslow Bernadou, Commander Bernadou's sister. The destroyer was [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 19 May 1919.

''Bernadou'' was launched 7 November 1918 by [[William Cramp and Sons]] Ship and Engine Building Company, [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]; sponsored by Miss Cora Winslow Bernadou, Commander Bernadou's sister; and commissioned 19 May 1919, [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[L. G. Farley]] in command.


==Service history==
==Service history==
Following a cruise to [[Europe]] during the summer of 1919, ''Bernadou'' joined Division 19, [[U.S. Atlantic Fleet|Atlantic Fleet]], and cruised along the east coast until placed out of commission at [[Philadelphia Navy Yard]] 1 July 1922. She joined Squadron 7, [[Scouting Force]], after recommissioning 1 May 1930. Out of service September 1936-October 1939, she then rejoined the fleet for service with Destroyer Division 6, [[Atlantic Squadron]], on [[Neutrality Patrol]].
Following a cruise to Europe in mid-1919, ''Bernadou'' joined Division 19, [[U.S. Atlantic Fleet|Atlantic Fleet]], and cruised along the [[United States East Coast|east coast]] until placed out of commission at [[Philadelphia Navy Yard]] on 1 July 1922. She joined Squadron 7, [[Scouting Force]], after recommissioning on 1 May 1930. Out of service September 1936-October 1939, she then rejoined the fleet for service with Destroyer Division 6, [[Atlantic Squadron]], on [[Neutrality Patrol]].

She helped convoy the [[United States Marine Corps|Marines]] to [[Iceland]] (1 July 1941 – 7 July 1941) and, except for one crossing to [[UK|Britain]], remained on the [[Dominion of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]]-[[Iceland]] [[convoy]] run until late 1942. On 5 February 1942 ''Bernadou'' rescued ten surviving men in an open lifeboat in the North Atlantic, from the ship SS Gandia, after being sunk by {{GS|U-135|1941|2}} 14 days previously. Eight men had froze to death in the lifeboat of 18 men.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://gandiaship.com/index.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160411021818/http://gandiaship.com/index.htm |archive-date=11 April 2016 |title=Untitled Document}}</ref>


She helped convoy the [[United States Marine Corps|Marines]] to [[Iceland]] (1 July 1941 – 7 July 1941) and, except for one crossing to [[UK|Britain]], remained on the [[Dominion of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]]-[[Iceland]] convoy run until the fall of 1942. On 25 October 1942 she departed [[Norfolk, Virginia]] to take part in the invasion of [[North Africa]] (8–11 November). She won a [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]] for landing assault troops inside the harbor of [[Safi, Morocco|Safi]], [[French Morocco]].
On 25 October 1942 she departed [[Norfolk, Virginia]] to take part in the [[Operation Husky|invasion]] of [[North Africa]] (8–11 November). She won a [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]] for landing assault troops inside the harbor of [[Safi, Morocco|Safi]], [[French Morocco]].


Returning to [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] 26 November she remained on east coast convoy duty until February 1943. ''Bernadou'' made a convoy run to [[Gibraltar]] during March and April and on 10 May departed Norfolk for [[Oran]], Algeria. She operated from Oran until December 1943 during which time she screened the [[Amphibious Battle of Gela]] during the occupation of [[Sicily]] (9–12 July); took part in the [[Salerno]] landings (9–10 September and 21–23 September), and escorted [[Mediterranean]] convoys.
Returning to [[Boston]] on 26 November she remained on east coast convoy duty until February 1943. ''Bernadou'' made a convoy run to [[Gibraltar]] during March and April and on 10 May departed Norfolk for [[Oran]], Algeria. She operated from Oran until December 1943 during which time she screened the [[Amphibious Battle of Gela]] during the occupation of [[Sicily]] (9–12 July); took part in the [[Salerno]] landings (9–10 September and 21–23 September), and escorted [[Mediterranean]] convoys.


She returned to the United States in December 1943 and escorted two convoys to North Africa (22 February 1944 – 9 June 1944) before retiring to the less rigorous east coast-Caribbean runs. From October 1944 to May 1945, she served as plane guard and escort vessel during [[aircraft carrier|carrier]] exercises off the east coast. She arrived at Philadelphia Navy Yard 8 June 1945, was decommissioned 17 July, and sold 30 November 1945.
She returned to the United States in December 1943 and escorted two convoys to North Africa (22 February 1944 – 9 June 1944) before retiring to the less rigorous east coast-[[Caribbean]] runs. From October 1944 to May 1945, she served as [[plane guard]] and escort vessel during [[aircraft carrier|carrier]] [[Military exercise|exercises]] off the east coast. She arrived at Philadelphia Navy Yard on 8 June 1945 and was decommissioned on 17 July. The destroyer was sold for [[Ship breaking|scrap]] on 30 November 1945.


==Awards==
==Awards==
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|7-13 Oct 1941<ref name="hxconvoy">{{cite web|url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/hx/index.html|title=HX convoys|publisher=Andrew Hague Convoy Database|accessdate=2011-06-19}}</ref>
|7-13 Oct 1941<ref name="hxconvoy">{{cite web|url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/hx/index.html|title=HX convoys|publisher=Andrew Hague Convoy Database|access-date=2011-06-19}}</ref>
|from [[Dominion of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]] to [[Iceland]] prior to US declaration of war
|from [[Dominion of Newfoundland|Newfoundland]] to [[Iceland]] prior to US declaration of war
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|[[ON convoys|ON 28]]
|[[ON convoys|ON 28]]
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|25 Oct-3 Nov 1941<ref name="onconvoy">{{cite web|url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/on/index.html|title=ON convoys|publisher=Andrew Hague Convoy Database|accessdate=2011-06-19}}</ref>
|25 Oct-3 Nov 1941<ref name="onconvoy">{{cite web|url=http://www.convoyweb.org.uk/on/index.html|title=ON convoys|publisher=Andrew Hague Convoy Database|access-date=2011-06-19}}</ref>
|from Iceland to Newfoundland prior to US declaration of war
|from Iceland to Newfoundland prior to US declaration of war
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|from [[Northern Ireland]] to Newfoundland
|from [[Northern Ireland]] to Newfoundland
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==See also==
*[[List of United States Navy destroyers]]


==References==
==References==
*{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/b/bernadou-i.html}}
* {{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/b/bernadou-i.html}}
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/153.htm NavSource Photos]
* [http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/153.htm NavSource Photos]
* [http://www.wartimepress.com/archive-article.asp?TID=What's%20in%20a%20Name?%20USS%20Bernadou&MID=68&q=70&FID=741 Our Navy Magazine article USS Bernadou May 1945]
* [http://www.wartimepress.com/archive-article.asp?TID=What's%20in%20a%20Name?%20USS%20Bernadou&MID=68&q=70&FID=741 Our Navy Magazine article USS Bernadou May 1945] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184834/http://www.wartimepress.com/archive-article.asp?TID=What%27s%20in%20a%20Name%3F%20USS%20Bernadou&MID=68&q=70&FID=741 |date=3 March 2016 }}
{{Wickes class destroyer}}
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[[Category:Ships built in Pennsylvania]]
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Latest revision as of 17:28, 22 December 2024

USS Bernadou in November 1921
History
United States
NameBernadou
NamesakeJohn Bernadou
BuilderWilliam Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia
Cost$1,448,315.46 (hull and machinery)[1]
Yard number468
Laid down4 June 1918
Launched7 November 1918
Commissioned19 May 1919
Decommissioned1 July 1922
IdentificationDD-153
Recommissioned1 May 1930
Decommissioned17 July 1945
Stricken13 August 1945
FateSold for scrapping, 30 November 1945
General characteristics
Class and typeWickes-class destroyer
Displacement1,154 tons
Length314 ft 5 in (95.8 m)
Beam31 ft 8 in (9.7 m)
Draft9 ft 0 in (2.7 m)
Speed35 knots (65 km/h)
Complement122 officers and enlisted
Armament

USS Bernadou (DD–153) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Commander John Bernadou. Bernadou was launched on 7 November 1918 by William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Company, Philadelphia. The ship was sponsored by Miss Cora Winslow Bernadou, Commander Bernadou's sister. The destroyer was commissioned on 19 May 1919.

Service history

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Following a cruise to Europe in mid-1919, Bernadou joined Division 19, Atlantic Fleet, and cruised along the east coast until placed out of commission at Philadelphia Navy Yard on 1 July 1922. She joined Squadron 7, Scouting Force, after recommissioning on 1 May 1930. Out of service September 1936-October 1939, she then rejoined the fleet for service with Destroyer Division 6, Atlantic Squadron, on Neutrality Patrol.

She helped convoy the Marines to Iceland (1 July 1941 – 7 July 1941) and, except for one crossing to Britain, remained on the Newfoundland-Iceland convoy run until late 1942. On 5 February 1942 Bernadou rescued ten surviving men in an open lifeboat in the North Atlantic, from the ship SS Gandia, after being sunk by U-135 14 days previously. Eight men had froze to death in the lifeboat of 18 men.[2]

On 25 October 1942 she departed Norfolk, Virginia to take part in the invasion of North Africa (8–11 November). She won a Presidential Unit Citation for landing assault troops inside the harbor of Safi, French Morocco.

Returning to Boston on 26 November she remained on east coast convoy duty until February 1943. Bernadou made a convoy run to Gibraltar during March and April and on 10 May departed Norfolk for Oran, Algeria. She operated from Oran until December 1943 during which time she screened the Amphibious Battle of Gela during the occupation of Sicily (9–12 July); took part in the Salerno landings (9–10 September and 21–23 September), and escorted Mediterranean convoys.

She returned to the United States in December 1943 and escorted two convoys to North Africa (22 February 1944 – 9 June 1944) before retiring to the less rigorous east coast-Caribbean runs. From October 1944 to May 1945, she served as plane guard and escort vessel during carrier exercises off the east coast. She arrived at Philadelphia Navy Yard on 8 June 1945 and was decommissioned on 17 July. The destroyer was sold for scrap on 30 November 1945.

Awards

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In addition to her Presidential Unit Citation, Bernadou received five battle stars for her World War II service.

As of 2004, no other ship in the United States Navy has borne this name.

Convoys escorted

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USS Bernadou (DD-153) during World War II.
Convoy Escort Group Dates Notes
task force 19 1–7 July 1941[3] occupation of Iceland prior to US declaration of war
HX 153 7-13 Oct 1941[4] from Newfoundland to Iceland prior to US declaration of war
ON 28 25 Oct-3 Nov 1941[5] from Iceland to Newfoundland prior to US declaration of war
HX 161 23 Nov-3 Dec 1941[4] from Newfoundland to Iceland prior to US declaration of war
ON 43 11-15 Dec 1941[5] from Iceland to Newfoundland
HX 173 3-10 Feb 1942[4] from Newfoundland to Iceland
ON 67 19-28 Feb 1942[5] from Iceland to Newfoundland
ON 89 MOEF group A1 23–26 April 1942[5] from Northern Ireland to Newfoundland

References

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  1. ^ "Table 21 - Ships on Navy List June 30, 1919". Congressional Serial Set. U.S. Government Printing Office: 762. 1921.
  2. ^ "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 11 April 2016.
  3. ^ Morison, Samuel Eliot (1975). The Battle of the Atlantic September 1939-May 1943. Little, Brown and Company. pp. 74–79.
  4. ^ a b c "HX convoys". Andrew Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
  5. ^ a b c d "ON convoys". Andrew Hague Convoy Database. Retrieved 19 June 2011.
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