USS Rooks (DD-804) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Captain Albert H. Rooks (1891–1942) who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor after the Battle of Sunda Strait.. Rooks was laid down on 27 October 1943 by the Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington; launched on 6 June 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Edith R. Rooks, widow of Captain Rooks; and ...

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DD-804 General Specifications. Class: Fletcher class destroyer Named for: Albert H. Rooks Complement: 319 Officers and Enlisted Displacement: 2050 tons Length: 376 feet 5 inches Beam: 39 feet 7 inches Flank Speed: 37 knots Range: 6 500 nautical miles Final Disposition:Transferred to Chile 26 July 1962

USS Rooks (DD-804) was a Fl etcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Captain Albert H. Rooks (1891–1942) who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor after the Battle of Sunda Strait.

2016年4月28日 · Rooks continued to operate with the Atlantic Fleet until July 1962 when she was loaned under the Military Assistance Program to Chile. Renamed Cochrane., the destroyer remained in service until retired in 1983. Rooks earned three battle stars for World War II services and two battle stars for service in the Korean conflict. 21 October 2005

Welcome to USSRooks.us. Albert Harold Rooks (29 December 1891 – 1 March 1942) was a Captain in the United States Navy who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor during World War II.Albert Harold Rooks was born in Colton, Washington, on 29 December 1891. He entered the United States Naval Academy as a midshipman 13 July 1910, and was commissioned in the rank of ensign upon graduation on ...

USS ROOKS DD-804. The Tin Can Sailor, April 2002. The ROOKS (DD-804) was launched on 6 June and commissioned on 2 September 1944. By 22 January 1945 she was on her way to Eniwetok, Marshall Islands, carrying the commander of a flotilla of LSTs bound for Iwo Jima. On D-day 19 February 1945 the ROOKS sent her LSTs on their way to the beach, spent ...

USS Rooks (DD-804) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, named for Captain Albert H. Rooks (1891 – 1942) who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor after the Battle of Sunda Strait.

The USS Rooks (DD 804) was a Fletcher-class destroyer built during the peak of World War II. Construction began on June 27, 1944, at the Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, Washington. The ship was launched on December 6, 1944, and officially entered service in the United States Navy on March 2, 1945.

USS Rooks coming alongside USS California, summer 1945. NA 80G374267. John Chiquoine: 194k: USS Harry E Hubbard (DD-748) being maneuvered by tugs to the pier in preparation to be demothballed and placed back into service in the early 1950's with the USS Hunt (DD-674), USS Hickox (DD-673), USS Bullard (DD-660) and USS Rooks (DD-804) in the right ...