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Commissioned during WW2 to Commander A. Jackson, destroyer escort Kyne's shakedown cruise took place off San Diego, California, United States. She departed Los Angeles, California on 6 Jun 1944 for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States, arriving on 14 Jun 1944 to join the US Navy Pacific Fleet. She spent the following two months performing training, escort, and mine clearing duties in Hawaii.

On 12 Aug, Kyne departed for the South Pacific as screen to a task force which brought material and ships for the Palau Islands invasion. On 15 Sep, she departed Manus, Admiralty Islands as escort to transports filled with garrison troops and supplies to Peleliu. On 17 Sep, she sighted for the bombardment of Anguar Island. On 20 Sep, she escorted a convoy evacuating wounded US Marines.

Until end of 1944, Kyne operated out of Ulithi Atoll in Caroline Islands, escorting vessels that replenished ships of the US Navy Task Forces 38 and 58. On 2 Jan 1945, she departed Ulithi to provide escort for vessels that refueled ships destined for the Luzon, Philippine Islands invasion. She remained in the Philippine Islands area until 21 Jan.

On 8 Feb, Kyne escorted vessels that refueled ships en route to Iwo Jima, Japan. She remained in the general Iwo Jima area until 5 Mar. On 25 Mar, she departed from Ulithi on a similar role off Okinawa, Japan, returning to Ulithi on 21 May.

Departing from San Pedro Bay in the Philippine Islands on 26 Jun 1945, Kyne acted as screen for carrier escorts as their aircraft supported the invasion of Balikpapan, Borneo.

On 28 Aug, after the war ended, Kyne entered Tokyo Bay, Japan as a part of the occupation force. She remained in Japan until 2 Oct. She returned to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States on 23 Nov 1945 via Pearl Harbor and the Panama Canal, and was decommissioned in the following year at Green Cove Springs, Florida, United States.

In Nov 1950, Kyne was recommissioned as a reserve training ship with Lieutenant Commander Carl L. Scherrer in command. She served in a training role for the next nine years. She was decommissioned again in 1960, and was sold on 1 Nov 1973 for scrapping.

Source: United States Navy Dictionary of American Fighting Ships.

USS Kyne Operational Timeline

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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Albert M. Kyne says:
   15 Oct 2007 09:02:24 PM
   
   Thankyou for the history on the U.S.S. Kyne. I did not realize their was a destroyer with the Kyne name.Keep up the great reseach.Sincerely,Albert M.Kyne Jacksonville,Oregon
2. Anonymous says:
   17 Sep 2009 10:33:59 PM
   
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   The only one afloat in the U.S. and one of the very few in one piece...
3. Jim Kyne says:
   7 Aug 2012 07:02:44 AM
   
   (though I share the same surname as Mr. Kyne I have no direct relationship or lineage with that branch of Kyne’s, I feel it is important to expound upon the naming of the ship and short history of its namesake. Thank you for entering the information in the database. I have pulled this following information off different websites.)
   
   She was named in honor of Elden Francis Kyne who was killed in action on 9 August 1942, when the heavy cruiser USS Astoria (CA-34), was sunk by Japanese naval forces during the Battle of Savo Island. Elden Francis Kyne, born 4 June 1910, in Ringgold, Nebraska, enlisted in the Navy 1 February 1929. He was appointed Machinist 15 April 1941. Reporting on board the Astoria (CA-34) 8 August 1941, Kyne was commissioned Ensign 15 June 1942. The USS Kyne (DE-744) was launched on 15 August 1943, (sponsored by Mrs. Alma Marion Kyne, widow of Ens. Kyne, and Mrs. Nora Keeler, Ensign Kyne's sister, was the matron of honor) and commissioned on 4 April 1944.
   

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