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USS GOSS DE-448

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Hull Number: DE-448

Launch Date: 07/04/1944

Commissioned Date: 01/08/1945

Decommissioned Date: 01/02/1958

Call Sign: NTKP

Voice Call Sign: DEBARK BRAVO


Class: JOHN C. BUTLER

JOHN C. BUTLER Class

Namesake: FREDERICK CUSHING CROSS, JR

FREDERICK CUSHING CROSS, JR

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, April 2016

Frederick Gushing Cross, Jr., born 8 July 1917 in Lunenburg, Mass., enlisted in the Naval Reserve 22 March 1941, and after aviation training was ordered to a bombing squadron at DeLand, Fla. Lieutenant (junior grade) Cross was killed in action 7 August 1943 during an engagement with an enemy submarine. Although he was mortally wounded and his plane had a shattered starboard engine, he continued to attack the submarine, then made a perfect water landing, thus saving the lives of his copilot and radio operator. For his outstanding courage and indomitable fighting spirit, Lieutenant (junior grade) Cross was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross.


Disposition:

Stricken 1 July 1966. She was sold for scrapping 5 March 1968.


Ship History

USS GOSS DE-448 Ship History

Wikipedia (as of 2024)

Cross was launched 4 July 1944 by Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Kearny, New Jersey; sponsored by Mrs. D. F. Cross, mother of the late Lieutenant (junior grade) Cross, USNR; and commissioned 8 January 1945.

Departing New York 22 March 1945, Cross called at San Diego, California, before arriving at Pearl Harbor for additional training. She sailed on 8 May escorting a convoy for Ulithi, and from 29 May to 11 September Cross continued to escort vital supply-laden convoys from Ulithi to Okinawa. After repairs at Okinawa, she called at San Diego and Boston, Massachusetts, then put in at Green Cove Springs, Florida, where she was placed out of commission in reserve 14 June 1946.

Recommissioned 6 June 1951, Cross was assigned to the 1st Naval District to serve as a training ship for New England Naval Reservists. She remained in this employment until placed in reserve again 2 January 1958. She was struck from the Navy list on 1 July 1966, and, on 5 March 1968, she was sold for scrapping.