USS Kearny

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USS Kearny (DD-432), a Gleaves-class destroyer, was a United States Navy warship during World War II. She was noted for being torpedoed by a German U-boat in October 1941, before the U.S. had entered the war. She survived that attack, and later served in North Africa and the Mediterranean.

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keel laying
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ship launching
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ship commissioning
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ship decommissioning
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USS Kearny (DD-432) approaching Gibraltar c1944USS Kearny (DD-432) approaching Gibraltar c1944
Torpedoed USS Kearny (DD-432) alongside USS Monssen (DD-436) at Iceland, 19 October 1941 (80-G-28788)Torpedoed USS Kearny (DD-432) alongside USS Monssen (DD-436) at Iceland, 19 October 1941 (80-G-28788)
USS Kearny (DD-432) circa 1940USS Kearny (DD-432) circa 1940
USS Kearny (DD-432) underway in 1942USS Kearny (DD-432) underway in 1942
80-G-464142 (32390550870)80-G-464142 (32390550870)