USS Richard P. Leary

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USS Richard P. Leary (DD-664) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy. In 1959, the ship was transferred to the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force and renamed Yūgure. The destroyer remained in service with the Japanese until 1974, when she was returned to the US, who then sold the ship for scrap in 1976.

1944-02-23T00:00:00Z
1944-02-23T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1943-10-06T00:00:00Z
1943-10-06T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1946-12-10T00:00:00Z
1946-12-10T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1974-03-09T00:00:00Z
1974-03-09T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
1939-09-01T00:00:00Z
1943-07-04T00:00:00Z
1943-07-04T00:00:00Z
keel laying
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USS Richard P. Leary (DD-664) underway, circa in April 1944 (80-G-222379)USS Richard P. Leary (DD-664) underway, circa in April 1944 (80-G-222379)
USS Richard P. Leary (DD-664) alongside the torpedoed USS Honolulu (CL-48) off Leyte, Philippines, on 20 October 1944 (SC255837)USS Richard P. Leary (DD-664) alongside the torpedoed USS Honolulu (CL-48) off Leyte, Philippines, on 20 October 1944 (SC255837)
Japanese destroyers Ariake (DD-183) and Yūgure (DD-184) visiting CFB Esquimalt, Canada, in August 1964Japanese destroyers Ariake (DD-183) and Yūgure (DD-184) visiting CFB Esquimalt, Canada, in August 1964