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DD-817 the U.S.S. Corry, was the 30th ship of the Gearing class commissioned in the U.S. Navy.
Laid down
April 1945 at the Consolidated Steel Shipyard at Orange, Texas the ship was launched 28 July 1945. Commissioned in
February 1946 the Corry first served in European and Mediterranean waters before being posted to the Caribbean for
service as a plane guard for carriers operating off Florida.This model depicts Corry during her tour as plane guard at Pensacola, Florida. 
Converted to radar picket (DDR) in 1953, and to FRAM in 1964, the Corry remained in service for more than 35 years - until being stricken from naval lists in November 1980. Later the same year, the ship was sold to Greece, renamed Kriezis and served with the Greek navy until being stricken in 1994. The Kriezis, ex-Corry, was laid up in Souda Bay, Crete until April 2002 when it was towed to Turkey to be scrapped. ..
The Gearing Class design was a wartime development of the Sumner Class destroyers. Late in the Second World War, the Navy, faced with the shortcomings of range and inadequate AA defense of the Sumner class, lengthened the design by 14 feet. This increased the bunker capacity and improved the AA defense as more guns were added. The greater length also made the ships slightly faster. The ships of the new class were notoriously wet in heavy weather and rolled mightily when light. Some 45 ships of the class were completed early enough to see service in the Pacific, and a total of 93 units were commissioned. The success of the class made it one of the longest serving classes of destroyers in the world - some of the ships still being in active service with various navies around the world until well into the 1980's.
Photo courtesy of Chic Sales
DD-817 U.S.S. Corrywas the third destroyer to bear the name Corry. The first ship, DD-334, launched in 1921, was named after naval aviator, Lieut. Comdr. William Merrill Corry who died in 1920, of burns received while trying to save the pilot of
his crashed aircraft. For his heroism Corry was later awarded the Medal of Honor. The second Corry, DD-463, was lost on D-day.
This model of the Corry , shown with all the pieces precariously balanced before insertion and final assembly at right, was commissioned by former radioman, the late Donald H.Wilson, RM2, U.S.S. Corry 1948-50. Don was also the impetus behind the Corry home page. and the home page of his second ship the U.S.S. Strong.
DD- 334 USS CORRY I , (1921-1930) Clemson Class
USS CORRY II (1941-1944) Gleaves Class
USS CORRY III (1945-1980) Gearing Class, Following FRAM Modifications
Displacement: 2,616 tons Length: 390 ft. 6 in. (119m) Beam: 40 ft 10 in (12.45 m)
Speed: 36.8 knots Crew: 350 Armament (as of 1948): 6, 5 inch; 8, 40mm; 10, 20mm A.A.; 5, 21 inch torpedo tubes. Range: 4,500 nautical miles (8300km) at 20 knots
Scale: 1 in 740 Length of Model: 6.375"(160mm)
Model ship photos & text © D.S. Smith 2003
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