Navy | The US Navy |
Type | Corvette |
Class | Flower |
Pennant | PG 67 |
Built by | Harland & Wolff Ltd. (Belfast, Northern Ireland) |
Ordered | 19 Sep 1939 |
Laid down | 30 Oct 1939 |
Launched | 21 Mar 1940 |
Commissioned | 12 Mar 1942 |
End service | 20 Aug 1945 |
History | Acquired by the U.S.N. and commissioned at Tilburg, England on 12 March 1942, Lt. Edwin C. Woodward in command. Decommissioned 20 August 1945 at Harwich, England |
Former name | HMS Calendula |
Commands listed for USS Ready (PG 67)
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Commander | From | To | |
1 | Lt. Edwin Charles Woodward, USN | 12 Mar 1942 | ??? (1) |
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Notable events involving Ready include:
6 Apr 1942
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with USS Temptress (Lt.Cdr. W.H. Kirvan, USN) and USS Ready (Lt. E.C. Woodward, USN) and USS Impulse (Lt. C.M. Lyons, Jr., USN). (2)
8 Apr 1942
HrMs O 10 (Lt. J.H. Geijs, RNN) participated in A/S exercises off Lough Foyle together with the Escort Group B 6 and later with HMS Salisbury (Lt.Cdr. M.H.R. Crichton, RN), USS Ready (Lt. E.C. Woodward, USN) and USS Impulse (Lt. C.M. Lyons, Jr., USN). (2)
Sources
- http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/r3/ready-i.htm
- File 2.12.03.6379 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)