USS Aulick (DD-569) was an American Fletcher-class

Fletcher class destroyer

The Fletcher class were a class of destroyers built by the United States during World War II. The class was designed in 1939 as a result of dissatisfaction with the earlier destroyer leader types...

 destroyer

Destroyer

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, was the second ship of the United States Navy

United States Navy

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 to be named for Commodore

Commodore (rank)

Commodore is a military rank used in many navies that is superior to a navy captain, but below a rear admiral. Non-English-speaking nations often use the rank of flotilla admiral or counter admiral as an equivalent .It is often regarded as a one-star rank with a NATO code of OF-6, but is not always...

 John H. Aulick

John H. Aulick

John H. Aulick was an officer in the United States Navy whose service extended from the War of 1812 to the end of the antebellum era....

 (1787–1873).

Aulick was laid down on 14 May 1941 at Orange, Tex.

Orange, Texas

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, by the Consolidated Steel Corporation

Consolidated Steel Corporation

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; launched

Ship naming and launching

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 on 2 March 1942, sponsored by Mrs. Thaddeus A. Thomson, the wife of Captain

Captain (naval)

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 Thaddeus A. Thomson who was then the acting commandant of the 8th Naval District; and commissioned

Ship commissioning

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 on 27 October 1942, Lieutenant Commander

Lieutenant Commander

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 O. P. Thomas, Jr., in command.

World War II

Following her commissioning, the destroyer conducted shakedown training in the Gulf of Mexico

Gulf of Mexico

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 and out of Casco Bay

Casco Bay

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, Maine

Maine

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, and departed Philadelphia on 23 January 1943, bound for the South Pacific

South Pacific Area

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. She transited the Panama Canal

Panama Canal

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 and paused at Bora Bora

Bora Bora

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, Society Islands

Society Islands

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, before making Nouméa

Nouméa

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, New Caledonia

New Caledonia

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, on 12 February. After a week of antisubmarine patrol off New Caledonia, Aulick joined Task Force 64 (TF 64) in the Coral Sea

Coral Sea

The Coral Sea is a marginal sea off the northeast coast of Australia. It is bounded in the west by the east coast of Queensland, thereby including the Great Barrier Reef, in the east by Vanuatu and by New Caledonia, and in the north approximately by the southern extremity of the Solomon Islands...

 and stood by to support an American force landing on the Russell Islands

Russell Islands

The Russell Islands are two small islands, as well as several islets, of volcanic origin, in the Central Province of the Solomon Islands. They are located approximately 48 km northwest from Guadalcanal. The islands are partially covered in coconut plantations, and have a copra and oil factory at...

.

When TF 64 returned to Nouméa on the 25th, Aulick was detached. She stood out for Espiritu Santo

Espiritu Santo

Espiritu Santo is the largest island in the nation of Vanuatu, with an area of . It belongs to the archipelago of the New Hebrides in the Pacific region of Melanesia. It is in the Sanma Province of Vanuatu....

 on 1 March as an escort for . From there, the destroyer steamed to Efate

Éfaté

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 Island, New Hebrides

New Hebrides

New Hebrides was the colonial name for an island group in the South Pacific that now forms the nation of Vanuatu. The New Hebrides were colonized by both the British and French in the 18th century shortly after Captain James Cook visited the islands...

, but on 9 March, she was ordered back to Nouméa. At 0411 on the 10th, Aulick struck a coral reef

Coral reef

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 off the southern tip of New Caledonia while making 20 knots and suffered extensive damage to her hull, propellers, and engines.

After being briefly drydocked at Nouméa, the ship was taken in tow bound for Hawaii

Hawaii

Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...

, where she arrived on 10 April after stops at Suva

Suva

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, Fiji Islands, and at Pago Pago, American Samoa

American Samoa

American Samoa is an unincorporated territory of the United States located in the South Pacific Ocean, southeast of the sovereign state of Samoa...

. The warship underwent repairs at Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor, known to Hawaiians as Puuloa, is a lagoon harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. Much of the harbor and surrounding lands is a United States Navy deep-water naval base. It is also the headquarters of the U.S. Pacific Fleet...

 until 8 November when she got underway for Bremerton, Wash. Reaching there on 14 November, Aulick entered the Puget Sound Navy Yard for replacement of damaged machinery. She set sail on 23 December to return to Pearl Harbor. Upon reaching that port, the ship received three more weeks of availability.

1944

The destroyer left Hawaii

Hawaii

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 on 22 January 1944, bound for the west coast, and reported to the Fleet Operational Training Command in San Francisco

San Francisco, California

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 on 3 February. Her duties included serving as a training ship in engineering, ordnance, and deck duties. The highlight of her service during this assignment was her rescue on 11 April of 16 crewmen from a downed Army

United States Army Air Forces

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 PBM Mariner

PBM Mariner

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 flying boat

Flying boat

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.

The warship was relieved on 18 May and reported to the Bethlehem Steel Shipyard, San Francisco, for repairs. At the end of this work, she sailed once again for Pearl Harbor and arrived there on 27 June. After a series of training exercises, Aulick got underway on 9 July in the screen of 12 transports bound for the invasion of Guam. They arrived off that island on 22 July, and the destroyer remained in the area, patrolling and screening units of the 5th Fleet, until 6 August.

After a resupply stop at Eniwetok, Aulick rendezvoused with Task Group 32.4 (TG 32.4) on 21 August and continued on to Guadalcanal

Guadalcanal

Guadalcanal is a tropical island in the South-Western Pacific. The largest island in the Solomons, it was discovered by the Spanish expedition of Alvaro de Mendaña in 1568...

 where she spent the next three weeks preparing for upcoming operations against the Palaus. The destroyer sailed for that group of islands with TG 32.7 on 8 September, reached her destination on 15 September, and supported the forces landing on Peleliu

Battle of Peleliu

The Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II, was fought between the United States and the Empire of Japan in the Pacific Theater of World War II, from September–November 1944 on the island of Peleliu, present-day Palau. U.S...

 and on Anguar.

On 30 September, the ship headed for Manus Island

Manus Island

Manus Island is part of Manus Province in northern Papua New Guinea and is the largest island of the Admiralty Islands. It is the fifth largest island in Papua New Guinea with an area of 2,100 km², measuring around 100 km × 30 km. According to the 2000 census, Manus Island had a...

, Admiralty Islands

Admiralty Islands

The Admiralty Islands are a group of eighteen islands in the Bismarck Archipelago, to the north of New Guinea in the south Pacific Ocean. These are also sometimes called the Manus Islands, after the largest island. These rainforest-covered islands form part of Manus Province, the smallest and...

, to join the 7th Fleet

United States Seventh Fleet

The Seventh Fleet is the United States Navy's permanent forward projection force based in Yokosuka, Japan, with units positioned near Japan and South Korea. It is a component fleet force under the United States Pacific Fleet. At present, it is the largest of the forward-deployed U.S. fleets, with...

. She got underway for the Philippines

Philippines

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 on 12 October and arrived off Leyte on the 18th. The next day, Aulick was assigned to the northern fire support group for shore bombardment, night harassing fire, and close fire support. She entered San Pedro Bay

San Pedro Bay (Philippines)

San Pedro Bay is a bay in the Philippines, at the northwest end of Leyte Gulf, about 15 km east-west and 20 km north-south. The bay is bounded on the north and east by Samar and on the east by Leyte Island. It is connected by San Juanico Strait to Carigara Bay of the Samar Sea. The...

 at 0655 and opened fire at 1115. At approximately 1212, Japanese shells scored direct hits on the destroyer, killing one crewman by flying shrapnel. At 1328, she ceased fire and retired for the night. Aulick again rendered fire support on 20 and 21 October. From the 22nd to the 24th, she stood by but did not fire her guns.

Meanwhile, the Japanese high command

Imperial Japanese Navy

The Imperial Japanese Navy was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japan's constitutional renunciation of the use of force as a means of settling international disputes...

 had activated its plan to defend the Philippines with the Combined Fleet

Combined Fleet

The was the main ocean-going component of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Combined Fleet was not a standing force, but a temporary force formed for the duration of a conflict or major naval maneuvers from various units normally under separate commands in peacetime....

. Japan's warships were organized into four groups. The northern force was built around the Combined Fleet's remaining aircraft carrier

Aircraft carrier

An aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a naval force to project air power worldwide without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations...

s, now bereft of their warplanes, and was to wait as a decoy north of Luzon

Luzon

Luzon is the largest island in the Philippines. It is located in the northernmost region of the archipelago, and is also the name for one of the three primary island groups in the country centered on the Island of Luzon...

. Japan hoped to lure the American Fast Carrier Task Force

Fast Carrier Task Force

The Fast Carrier Task Force was the main striking force of the United States Navy in the Pacific Ocean theatre of World War II.The Fast Carrier Task Force was known under two designations. The Navy made use of two sets of upper command structures for planning the upcoming operations...

 to a point far enough from Leyte Gulf for it to be out of action while the Emperor's other three forces, composed of surface warships, annihilated the American shipping supporting Major General

Major General

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 Douglas MacArthur

Douglas MacArthur

General of the Army Douglas MacArthur was an American general and field marshal of the Philippine Army. He was a Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the...

's beachhead on Leyte. Thus, they hoped to strand the American invaders on Leyte

Battle of Leyte

The Battle of Leyte in the Pacific campaign of World War II was the invasion and conquest of the island of Leyte in the Philippines by American and Filipino guerrilla forces under the command of General Douglas MacArthur, who fought against the Imperial Japanese Army in the Philippines led by...

 as MacArthur's soldiers had been caught on Bataan

Bataan

Bataan is a province of the Philippines occupying the whole of the Bataan Peninsula on Luzon. The province is part of the Central Luzon region. The capital of Bataan is Balanga City and it is bordered by the provinces of Zambales and Pampanga to the north...

 some three years before. The more powerful of these surface forces was to cross the Sibuyan Sea

Sibuyan Sea

The Sibuyan Sea is a small sea in the Philippines that separates the Visayas from the northern Philippine island of Luzon.-Description:It is bounded by the island of Panay to the south, Mindoro to the west, Masbate to the east, and to the north Marinduque and the Bicol Peninsula of Luzon Island.The...

, transit San Bernardino Strait

San Bernardino Strait

The San Bernardino Strait is a strait in the Philippines. It separates the Bicol Peninsula of Luzon island from the island of Samar in the south.-Filipinos and San Bernardino Strait:...

, and descend upon Leyte Gulf

Leyte Gulf

Leyte Gulf is a body of water immediately east of the island of Leyte in the Philippines, adjoining the Philippine Sea of the Pacific Ocean, at . The Gulf is bounded on the north by the island of Samar, which is separated from Leyte on the west by the narrow San Juanico Strait, and on the south by...

 from the north. The other two were to emerge from Surigao Strait

Surigao Strait

Surigao Strait is a body of water in the Philippines located between the islands of Mindanao and Leyte. This strait connects the Bohol Sea with Leyte Gulf and is regularly crossed by ferries that transport goods and people between Visayas and Mindanao...

 and attack the invaders in Leyte Gulf from the south.

On 25 October, Aulick was part of the screen that was protecting American battleship

Battleship

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s and cruiser

Cruiser

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s guarding the waters approaching Surigao Strait. The guns of these warships defeated the first of the Japanese southern forces so decisively that the second force turned back before really getting into action. As the Japanese retreated, the American ships, including Aulick, joined in sinking a Japanese destroyer of the Akitsuki class. Before the Americans could finish off any more ships, they were ordered to return to Leyte Gulf.

Reports were received that a large Japanese force was approaching from the north. Aulick and five other destroyers took station near the south coast of Homonhon Island awaiting an attack which never materialized. On 29 October, Aulick sailed in company with TG 77.2 for Seeadler Harbor

Seeadler Harbor

Seeadler Harbor, also known as Port Seeadler, is located on Manus Island, Admiralty Islands, Papua New Guinea and played an important role in World War II...

. The destroyer sortied on 17 November to meet in Vitiaz Strait

Vitiaz Strait

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 and escort her back to Seeadler. After escorting that battleship on to Ulithi

Ulithi

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, Aulick sailed back to Leyte on 22 November.

Arriving in Leyte Gulf on 25 November, Aulick once again joined TG 77.2. On 29 November, while on antisubmarine patrol in the east entrance to Leyte Gulf, Aulick was attacked at 1750 by six Japanese planes. One peeled off and dived toward the destroyer, dropped a bomb close aboard, then exploded on hitting the water approximately 20 yards off the destroyer's port bow. Another aircraft approached and struck the starboard side of the bridge with its wingtip, continued forward and downward, and exploded near the bow just above the main deck. The explosion set the number 2 gun and handling room on fire. Metal fragments killed several men on the bridge and flying bridge. Altogether a total of 31 men were killed, 64 were wounded, and 1 was missing.

After being relieved by , Aulick proceeded to San Pedro Bay to transfer her wounded and made emergency repairs. On 1 December, she got underway for the west coast, via Seeadler Harbor and Pearl Harbor

Pearl Harbor

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, and entered the Mare Island Navy Yard on Christmas Eve for repairs.

1945

The ship began sea trials on 24 February 1945 and underwent refresher training out of San Diego, Calif.

Naval Station San Diego

Naval Base San Diego is the largest base of the United States Navy on the west coast of the United States, in San Diego, California. Naval Base San Diego is the principal homeport of the Pacific Fleet, consisting of 54 ships and over 120 tenant commands. The base is composed of 13 piers stretched...

 before departing the west coast on 7 March. After further training out of Pearl Harbor, the destroyer set a course on 25 March for the Philippines

Philippines

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, via Eniwetok, Ulithi, and Kossol Roads

Kossol Roads

Kossol Roads, Palau is a large body of reef-enclosed water north of Babeldaob. During World War II, it was used by the United States Navy as the location of a floating resupply and repair base....

. From Leyte, Aulick sailed on 12 April for Morotai

Morotai

Morotai Island Regency is a regency of North Maluku province, Indonesia, located on Morotai Island. The population was 54,876 in 2007.-History:...

, Netherlands East Indies. A week later, she departed for Mindanao

Mindanao

Mindanao is the second largest and easternmost island in the Philippines. It is also the name of one of the three island groups in the country, which consists of the island of Mindanao and smaller surrounding islands. The other two are Luzon and the Visayas. The island of Mindanao is called The...

 Island with elements of the 31st Infantry Division embarked. After disembarking the invasion troops at Mindanao on 22 April, the destroyer escorted the LST

Tank landing ship

Landing Ship, Tank was the military designation for naval vessels created during World War II to support amphibious operations by carrying significant quantities of vehicles, cargo, and landing troops directly onto an unimproved shore....

s back to Morotai and remained there through the 30th, before heading for San Pedro Bay.

Post war

After a period of upkeep, Aulick got underway for Okinawa, anchored off Hagushi

Hagushi

Hagushi bay was the primary unloading point for American supplies during the invasion of Okinawa during World War II. The bay, at the mouth of the Bishi River , was the dividing line between the First and Sixth US Marine divisions, which landed on the Hagushi beaches to the north, and the Seventh...

 beach on 16 May, and joined the antiaircraft and radar picket

Radar picket

A radar picket is a radar-equipped ship, submarine, aircraft, or vehicle used to increase the radar detection range around a force to protect it from surprise attack. Often several detached radar units encircle a force to provide increased cover in all directions.-World War II:Radar picket ships...

 screen around the transports. She was destined to remain there through the end of World War II

World War II

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. From 24 August to 2 September, the destroyer was assigned air-sea rescue duties on the direct air lane between Okinawa and Tokyo. On the 28th, she rescued nine crewmen from a downed B-29 Superfortress

B-29 Superfortress

The B-29 Superfortress is a four-engine propeller-driven heavy bomber designed by Boeing that was flown primarily by the United States Air Forces in late-World War II and through the Korean War. The B-29 was one of the largest aircraft to see service during World War II...

.

After being relieved of her lifeguard duties, Aulick departed Okinawa on 10 September, bound for home. She touched at Pearl Harbor, transited the Panama Canal, and arrived in New York

New York City

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 harbor on 17 October. The destroyer participated in a Presidential fleet review on the 27th and entered the New York Navy Yard on 15 November to prepare for inactivation. She was decommissioned on 18 April 1946.

Hellenic Navy

Aulick was transferred, on loan, to the government of Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 on 21 August 1959. She served in the Hellenic Navy

Hellenic Navy

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 as Sfendoni (D-85) ("Slingshot").

The ship was struck from the Naval Vessel Register

Naval Vessel Register

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 on 1 September 1975, and she was sold to Greece in April 1977.

Sfendoni was stricken from the Greek Navy in 1991. She was scrapped in 1997 at Aliağa

Aliaga

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, Turkey

Turkey

Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...

.