USS Corry (DD-463), a Gleaves -class destroyer, (also known as the Bristol class), was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Lieutenant Commander William M. Corry, Jr., an officer in the Navy during World War I and a recipient of the Medal of Honor.

USS Corry (DD-817), a Gearing-class destroyer, was launched in 1945. In 1981, the ship was transferred to Greece and renamed Kriezis . List of ships with the same or similar names

The U.S.S. Corry DD / DDR 817 (1946 - 1981) The Corry was named in honor of Lieutenant Commander William Merrill Corry, a U.S. Navy aviator who served with distinction in France during the First World War.

USS CORRY (DD-463) The Destroyer that Led the Normandy Invasion USS Corry sinking on D-Day (Click images to view larger photos) Sunk June 6, 1944 — D-Day Utah Beach, Normandy

USS Corry technical sheet. Creator/User: United States of America Denomination: DD 463 – U.S.S. Corry Class: destroyer de classe Gleaves. Crew: 276 sailors. Armament (1944): 4x 127 mm guns, 6x 20 mm Oerlikon guns, 6x 12,7 mm machine guns, 10x 533 mm torpedo tubes. Displacement: 1,630 tons Speed: 35 knots Length: 106,15 m Beam: 11 m Draught: 3 ...

Corry earned four battle stars for her service in World War II: for the invasion of North Africa (8-11 November 1942); Norway raid (2-6 October 1943); operations with TG.16 (16 February-31 March...

The USS Corry was the lead destroyer of the Normandy invasion, which began on June 6, 1944 — D-Day — described by author Stephen Ambrose as the climactic battle of World War II. The USS Corry and the USS Fitch (DD-462) were the first two ships to fire on German-occupied France in the Normandy Invasion.

USS Corry (DD-463) received four battle stars in World War II: One Star — North African Occupation — 8 November 1932 to 9 July 1943. One Star — Norway Raid "Operation Leader" — 2 to 6 October 1943 One Star — Anti-submarine Assessment — 16 to 17 March 1944 One Star — Invasion of Normandy — 6 June 1944

USS Corry (DD-463) sinking off Utah Beach, Normandy, France, on 6 June 1944. Corry was sunk by 21 cm shells from the German Saint Marcouf (Crisbecq) battery. Photo taken by George K. S. Hardy, USN, USS Fitch (DD-462).

DD-817 USS Corry. Gearing Class Destroyer: Displacement: 2,425 tons Length: 390''6" Beam: 40'10" Draft: 18'6" Speed: 35 knots Armament: 6 5"/38, 2x5 21" torpedo tubes Complement: 355 High-pressure super-heated boilers, geared turbines with twin screws, 60,000 h.p. Built at Consolidated Steel, Orange, Texas, and commissioned 27 February 1946