title: World Population Day

abstract: World Population Day is an annual event, observed on July 11 every year, which seeks to raise awareness of global population issues. The event was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989. It was inspired by the public interest in Five Billion Day on July 11, 1987, the approximate date on which the world's population reached five billion people. World Population Day aims to increase people's awareness on various population issues such as the importance of family planning, gender equality, poverty, maternal health and human rights. The day was suggested by Dr. K.C.Zachariah in which population reached five billion when he worked as Sr Demographer at World Bank. While press interest and general awareness in the global population surges at the increments of whole billions of people, the world population increases by 100 million approximately every 14 months. The world population was estimated at 7,400,000,000 on February 6, 2016 and reached 7,500,000,000 on April 24, 2017. The world population hit 7,700,000,000 in 2019. In November 2020, UNFPA, together with the governments of Kenya and Denmark, convened a high-level conference in Nairobi to accelerate efforts to achieve these unmet goals. On World Population Day, advocates from around the world call on leaders, policymakers, grassroots organizers, institutions and others to help make reproductive health and rights a reality for all. Recently 8 Billion Global population on November 15, 2022.

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# World Population Day

**World Population Day** is an annual event, observed on July 11 every year, which seeks to raise awareness of global population issues. The event was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989. It was inspired by the public interest in Five Billion Day on July 11, 1987, the approximate date on which the world's population reached five billion people. World Population Day aims to increase people's awareness on various population issues such as the importance of family planning, gender equality, poverty, maternal health and human rights.

The day was suggested by Dr. K.C.Zachariah in which population reached five billion when he worked as Sr Demographer at World Bank. While press interest and general awareness in the global population surges at the increments of whole billions of people, the world population increases by 100 million approximately every 14 months. The world population was estimated at 7,400,000,000 on February 6, 2016 and reached 7,500,000,000 on April 24, 2017. The world population hit 7,700,000,000 in 2019.

In November 2020, UNFPA, together with the governments of Kenya and Denmark, convened a high-level conference in Nairobi to accelerate efforts to achieve these unmet goals. On World Population Day, advocates from around the world call on leaders, policymakers, grassroots organizers, institutions and others to help make reproductive health and rights a reality for all. Recently 8 Billion Global population on November 15, 2022.

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| World Population Day | |
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| Date | July 11 |
| Next time | 11 July 2025 (2025-07-11) |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Related to | When the population of the world reached 5 billion in the year 1987 |


title: Woodrow M. Allen

abstract: Woodrow M. Allen is a former American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Montgomery County from 1971 to 1974.

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# Woodrow M. Allen

**Woodrow M. Allen** (born February 28, 1943) is a former American politician from Maryland. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Montgomery County from 1971 to 1974.

## Early life

Woodrow M. Allen was born on February 28, 1943, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, to Joseph N. Allen. He attended parochial schools in Eau Claire. He graduated from Regis High School in 1961. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown University in 1965. He graduated with a Master of Arts from American University in 1967. While in college, Allen worked under Gaylord Nelson and volunteered for Senator Ted Kennedy.

## Career

Allen was a Democrat. He served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing Montgomery County from 1971 to 1974. He worked on the campaigns of John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy.

As of 1970, he was director of public information and a congressional relations officer for World Federalists and the Coalition on National Priorities. He was a member of the Maryland Service Corps.

## Personal life

Allen married Leigh Donnelley of Maryland. He lives in Bethesda.

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| Woodrow M. Allen | |
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| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the Montgomery County district | |
| **In office**
1971–1974Serving with Devin J. Doolan, Laurence Levitan, S. Ruffin Maddox Jr., John S. McInerney, Donald B. Robertson, S. Frank Shore | |
| Preceded by | Edward J. Clarke, Daniel J. Cronin, Elaine Lady, Harry W. Lerch, John S. McInerney, David A. Scott, Horace K. Whalen |
| Succeeded by | *district changed* |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | (1943-02-28)February 28, 1943
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Leigh Donnelley |
| Alma mater | Georgetown University (AB)
American University (AM) |
| Occupation | * Politician * consultant |
|  | |


title: Lelo Nika

abstract: Lelo Nika is a Serbian and Romanian Romani accordionist who lives in Denmark. He plays a mixture of Balkan jazz and Romanian music. He comes from Nikolinci, near Belgrade, Serbia, which has a large Romanian population. He moved with his family to Helsingør, Denmark, in 1970, for three years. Starting in 1979, he studied under Serbian accordionist Branimir Djokic. He studied at the Malmö Academy of Music in Sweden and the Danish Accordion Academy and has twice won first prize at the World Accordion Championship.

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# Lelo Nika

**Lelo Nika** (born 1969) is a Serbian and Romanian Romani accordionist who lives in Denmark. He plays a mixture of Balkan jazz and Romanian music.

He comes from Nikolinci, near Belgrade, Serbia, which has a large Romanian population. He moved with his family to Helsingør, Denmark, in 1970, for three years. Starting in 1979, he studied under Serbian accordionist Branimir Djokic. He studied at the Malmö Academy of Music in Sweden and the Danish Accordion Academy and has twice won first prize at the World Accordion Championship.


title: Orelle

abstract: Orelle is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is connected by the longest télécabine in the world to Plan Bouchet, a skiing area that is part of the 3 vallées, the largest linked ski domain in the world. From there one can access the Val Thorens ski station.

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# Orelle

**Orelle** (French pronunciation: \[ɔʁɛl\]) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

It is connected by the longest télécabine in the world to Plan Bouchet, a skiing area that is part of the 3 vallées, the largest linked ski domain in the world. From there one can access the Val Thorens ski station.

## InfoBox

| Orelle | |
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| Commune | |
| A general view of Orelle | |
|  | |
| Location of Orelle | |
| OrelleOrelle | |
| Coordinates: 45°12′36″N 6°32′16″E / 45.21°N 6.5378°E / 45.21; 6.5378 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Savoie |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
| Canton | Modane |
| Government | |
| Mayor (20202026) | Aimé Perret |
| Area**1** | 69.25 km2 (26.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 319 |
| Density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 73194 /73140 |
| Elevation | 819–3,400 m (2,687–11,155 ft) |
| Website | http://www.orelle.fr/ |
| **1** French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers \> 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |


title: Mbocayaty (Asunción)

abstract: Mbocayaty is a neighbourhood (barrio) of Asunción, Paraguay.

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# Mbocayaty (Asunción)

**Mbocayaty** is a neighbourhood (*barrio*) of Asunción, Paraguay.

## History

According to reports obtained by older neighbors, the neighborhood Mbocayaty began to be populated in 1929, the first occupants being the families Meza, Arce and Leon. The area was deserted, as there were no streets, only little paths traced by the settlers. There were coconut plantations, which has possibly given rise to the name of the district, whose name is Mbocayaty.

## Geography

### Climate

The climate is tropical, with the average temperature being 28 °C in summer and 19°C in the winter. The neighborhood has prevailing winds from the north and south. The average annual rainfall is 1700mm.

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| Mbocayaty | |
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| *Barrio* | |
|  | |
| Country | Paraguay |
| Autonomous Capital District | Gran Asunción |
| City | Asunción |
| Area | |
| Total | 2.04 km2 (0.79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Population | |
| Total | 6,110 |
| Density | 3,000/km2 (7,800/sq mi) |
| Website | http://www.mca.gov.py |


title: Eucereon melanoperas

abstract: Eucereon melanoperas is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found in Tefé, Brazil.

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# Eucereon melanoperas

***Eucereon melanoperas*** is a moth of the subfamily Arctiinae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found in Tefé, Brazil.

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| *Eucereon melanoperas* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Genus: | *Eucereon* |
| Species: | ***E. melanoperas*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Eucereon melanoperas***<br>Hampson, 1898 | |
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title: Pinnacle House

abstract: Pinnacle House is a heritage-listed former warehouse at 2-6 Barrack Street, in the Sydney central business district, in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Sheerin & Hennessy and built from 1888 to 1892 by Allum Brothers. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

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# Pinnacle House

**Pinnacle House** is a heritage-listed former warehouse at 2-6 Barrack Street, in the Sydney central business district, in the City of Sydney local government area of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by Sheerin & Hennessy and built from 1888 to 1892 by Allum Brothers. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

## History

The site was purchased in 1888 by Frederick David Michailis and his brother-in-law Cosmann Nettheim. In the same year they mortgaged the property to the AMP Society, evidently to raise the funds for the construction of the warehouse. The building was completed by 1892, when it was leased to Moritz Geldelf (related by marriage to the Michailis family).

Sheerin and Hennessy, the designers of the warehouse, also provided designs for major commercial clients including Hordern Bros and Tooheys. The inner structure has iron columns and steel girders. Haltenstein's iron fire proof shutters were fixed across all staircases and lift openings. The ceilings were lined with pressed metal. The basement and ground floor originally had strong rooms. Entrances for cart docks faced Clarence Street and York Lane, with the principle entrance to the warehouse being from Barrack Street. Allum Brothers were the building contractors.

Gordon & Gotch Sacquired the building's lease in 1917 and occupied it for forty years from 1918. Some internal modifications were undertaken: a new entrance in 1926, new show window in 1935, alterations to the cart dock in 1924 and 1950, and various changes to windows. Further alterations were made following purchase of the property by the AMP Society in 1958, with the basement converted to car parking. Extensive renovation and alterations were carried out in 1971.

## Description

Pinnacle House was constructed in 1892 to the design of Sheerin & Hennessy. It is an 8-level warehouse in the Victorian Free Classical style, now used for commercial office space. The building has an internal structure of cast iron columns and wrought iron beams. In 1985, the building was substantially refurbished by Leightons, including the present roof structure, new lifts, fire stairs, suspended ceilings and internal services and finishes.

## Heritage listing

2 Barrack Street is a distinctive seven-story building constructed in 1892 by the architectural firm Sheerin & Hennessey, a firm that made a considerable contribution to the character of Victorian and Edwardian Sydney. The building previously served as principle offices for notable companies including Gordon & Gotch and Mauri Bros & Thompson. The building occupies and enhances a corner site in a precinct dominated by buildings of this type which served Darling Harbour as a working port. Rendered stucco masonry walls are deeply grooved with a variety of decorative motifs including fluted brackets, bay windows, pediments and swags.

Pinnacle House was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.

Media related to Pinnacle House at Wikimedia Commons

### Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Pinnacle House, entry number 582 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 13 October 2018.

## InfoBox

| Pinnacle House | |
| --- | --- |
| Pinnacle House | |
| Location | 2-6 Barrack Street, Sydney central business district, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°52′03″S 151°12′19″E / 33.8675°S 151.2054°E / -33.8675; 151.2054 |
| Built | 18881892 |
| Architect | Sheerin & Hennessy |
| Architectural style(s) | Victorian Free Classical |
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| New South Wales Heritage Register | |
| Official name | Pinnacle House |
| Type | State heritage (built) |
| Designated | 2 April 1999 |
| Reference no. | 582 |
| Type | Warehouse/storage area |
| Category | Commercial |
| Builders | Allum Brothers |
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| Location of Pinnacle House in Sydney | |


title: Negra Álvarez

abstract: Margarita Álvarez de Martínez, known artistically as Negra Álvarez, is a Salvadoran visual artist. She is one of the most recognized Latin American sculptors of the 1990s for being one of the first artists to use wood for her sculptural proposals, without the need to carve it.

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# Negra Álvarez

**Margarita Álvarez de Martínez** (born 1948), known artistically as **Negra Álvarez**, is a Salvadoran visual artist. She is one of the most recognized Latin American sculptors of the 1990s for being one of the first artists to use wood for her sculptural proposals, without the need to carve it.

## Biography

Between 1967 and 1969, Álvarez studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Leuven, and then at the Saint Luc Institute in Brussels, both in Belgium, graduating from the latter in 1970. She returned to El Salvador, where she participated in the embossing and drawing workshops of Benjamín Saúl, and painting, by Carlos Cañas. She works in the restoration of the decoration of the Teatro Nacional de El Salvador and works as a teacher at the School of Arts of the Dr. José Matías Delgado University, where she was elected vice-director, and at the National Center of Arts (CENAR). She worked set designs with the Sol del Río 32 theater group.

Álvarez was vice president (1994) and president (1995) of the Association of Plastic Artists of El Salvador. She is the founder and president of the Cultural Foundation of the 44 de la Heroica Santa Ana since 1996. She has been decorated by the Inter-American Commission of Women of the OAS (1999) and was named Distinguished Painter by the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador (2008).

Álvarez married Dr. Guillermo Martínez in 1973 with whom she has three children, Claudia, Guillermo and Rodrigo.

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| Negra Álvarez | |
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| Born | Margarita Álvarez de Martínez
1948 (age 7576)
Santa Ana, El Salvador |
| Occupation | Visual artist |


title: Natural Heritage Trust

abstract: The Natural Heritage Trust (NHT), or National Heritage Trust Account was set up in 1997 by means of the Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Act 1997, with the main objective of conserving the "natural capital infrastructure" of Australia. Money from the NHT Account must be spent on the environment, sustainable agriculture and natural resources management (NRM). Since its establishment, a considerable number of community groups and organisations have received funding for environmental and natural resource management projects, delivered via a number of different initiatives since 1997. As of June 2020, the NHT account is funding a program known as Phase Two of the National Landcare Program. The original National Landcare Program was launched in 1992, but in 2014 merged with the Caring for our Country program. The Natural Heritage Ministerial Board was established under the Act, to provide a mechanism for liaison between the Environment and Agriculture Ministers on matters relating to the account.

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# Natural Heritage Trust

The **Natural Heritage Trust** (**NHT**), or **National Heritage Trust Account** was set up in 1997 by means of the ***Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Act 1997***, with the main objective of conserving the "natural capital infrastructure" of Australia. Money from the NHT Account must be spent on the environment, sustainable agriculture and natural resources management (NRM). Since its establishment, a considerable number of community groups and organisations have received funding for environmental and natural resource management projects, delivered via a number of different initiatives since 1997. As of June 2020, the NHT account is funding a program known as Phase Two of the **National Landcare Program**. The original National Landcare Program was launched in 1992, but in 2014 merged with the **Caring for our Country** program (established 2008, and funded through NHT).

The **Natural Heritage Ministerial Board** was established under the Act, to provide a mechanism for liaison between the Environment and Agriculture Ministers on matters relating to the account.

## History

The Natural Heritage Trust was set up in 1997 by the *Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Act 1997*, with the main objective being "to conserve, repair and replenish Australia’s natural capital infrastructure". The fund was set up with the proceeds (A$$1.35 billion) of the partial sale of Telstra. Money from the NHT account must be spent on the environment, sustainable agriculture and natural resources management.

The NHT allocated funding on a regional, community (through Envirofund), state or national level to various Natural Resource Management organisations until 2008, when the activities of the Natural Heritage Trust became the responsibility of the "**Caring for Our Country**" initiative.

Caring for Our Country built on the foundations of the NHT program and integrated other NRM programs such as Landcare (aka the National Landcare Program(me)), the Environmental Stewardship Program, National Wildlife Corridors, and Working on Country. Its objective was "to achieve an environment that is healthier, better protected, well managed and resilient and that also provides essential ecosystem services in a changing climate". The first phase of the program began in July 2008, with over A$2 billion allocated to it, and ended in June 2013. An assessment of this phase was reported on, and a second phase was to be implemented from 2013.

In 2013 the government announced that Caring for our Country would be combined with the National Landcare Program(me). This was at this point dubbed "Caring for our Country 2013-2018", with accompanying description that the delivery of the second phase of Caring for our Country was through two specific streams, "Sustainable Environment" and "Sustainable Agriculture". (A$316.7 million was paid in 2013–14 as part of the first year of phase 2 of Caring for our Country.

The National Landcare Program was established in 1992, and along with NHT and Caring for Our Country provided community-based funding for improving land management practices and delivering environmental outcomes. A new revised version of the National Landcare Program, merged with Caring for Our Country, was announced in 2014, with a budget of A$1 billion over 4 years. This was a reduction of A$471.6 million from the previous forward estimates. The savings were diverted to other programs, such as the Reef 2050 Long-term Sustainability Plan (Reef Plan 2050) for the Great Barrier Reef. The 2015 Senate Standing Committee report on Landcare (SECRC 2015) considered that the reduction in funding for Landcare would have a detrimental impact on NRM in Australia. The overall objectives of the new Landcare model were largely consistent with Caring for our Country, and although investment in the regional stream decreased, investment in NRM has been supplemented by other government programs, including new investments in Australian biosecurity.

The management of biodiversity is also supported by federal government initiatives such as the Biodiversity Fund program (established 2011), the Green Army (launched 2014), Working on Country Indigenous rangers program, and each state and territory also undertakes significant conservation efforts, as do local governments, NGOs and industry.

The government invested A$1 billion through the National Landcare Program, Phase One, over four years from 2014–15 to 2017–18, including support for the Landcare Networks, 20 Million Trees and Australia's 56 regional natural resource management (NRM) organisations. The second phase of the National Landcare Program began in July 2017 and is due to be delivered until June 2023, with funding of around A$1 billion.

## Description

The Natural Heritage Ministerial Board, established by the Act, provides the formal mechanism for liaison and cooperation between the Environment and Agriculture Ministers (as of June 2020 jointly responsible for the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment, along with the Minister for Resources and Water) on all matters relating to jointly managed programs funded through the Natural Heritage Trust (NHT) of Australia Account. As of June 2020, the Board supports the design and delivery of the National Landcare Program. It also oversees and makes decisions on related programs funded through the NHT Account, including the Reef Plan 2050 and the Indigenous Protected Areas programs. The Board consists of the Environment Minister and the Agriculture Minister.

Section 43 of the Act requires the Minister to prepare an annual report on the operation of the Natural Heritage Trust of Australia Account.

As of June 2020, the NHT account is funding a program known as Phase Two of the National Landcare Program. It aims to address such issues as loss of vegetation; soil degradation; the introduction of pest weeds and animals; changes in water quality and flows; and changes in fire regimes.

The Natural Heritage Trust was a partner in funding of projects identified by the **National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality** (NAP) and subsequently the funding of projects within the context of the Natural Resource Management regions.

A Natural Resource Management region is a region defined by the Commonwealth, state and territory governments - 56 of which derived from assessments related to the selections made for the *National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality (NAP)* priority regions. The Australian *National Land and Water Resources Audit* data provided the groundwork for creating the regions. This included information on regions significantly affected by salinity and water quality, and regions where there was potential for cost-effective preventative action.

The National Action Plan for Salinity and Water Quality (NAP) started in 2000 and 2001 and ended a round of funding in 2008.

## Further reading

* "Resources and capacity for management". *Australia State of the Environment Report*. 2 February 2017.
* Morgan, Gethin.(2001) *Landscape health in Australia : a rapid assessment of the relative condition of Australia’s bioregions and subregions : a summary of the National Land and Water Resources Audit’s landscape health assessment* Turner, A.C.T. : Environment of Australia ; National Land and Water Resources Audit, - "In partnership. Landscape Health in Australia was prepared by the National Land and Water Resources Audit in partnership with State of Environment Reporting and the National Reserve System sections of Environment Australia, and State and Territory agencies."


title: UD Villa de Santa Brígida

abstract: Unión Deportiva Villa de Santa Brígida is a Spanish football team based in Santa Brígida, Las Palmas, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded in 2004, it plays in Tercera Federación – Group 12, holding home matches at Estadio de los Olivos, with a capacity of 600 seats.

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# UD Villa de Santa Brígida

**Unión Deportiva Villa de Santa Brígida** is a Spanish football team based in Santa Brígida, Las Palmas, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded in 2004, it plays in Tercera Federación – Group 12, holding home matches at *Estadio de los Olivos*, with a capacity of 600 seats.

## History

*Unión Deportiva Villa Santa Brígida* was founded in 2004, after the merger between *Club Deportivo Santa Brígida* and *Sociedad Deportiva Santa Brígida*. It first reached the third division three years later, lasting two seasons in the category. In June 2019 Israel Quintana became the new head coach of the club.

### Club background

*Club Deportivo Santa Brígida* \- *(1984–2004)* → ↓

*Unión Deportiva Villa Santa Brígida* \- *(2004–)*

*Sociedad Deportiva Santa Brígida* \- *(1965–2004)* → ↑

## Season to season

| Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey  2004–05 4  5th   2005–06 4  5th   2006–07 4  3rd   2007–08 3 2ª B 16th   2008–09 3 2ª B 20th   2009–10 4  7th   2010–11 4  5th   2011–12 4  8th   2012–13 4  10th   2013–14 4  6th   2014–15 4  6th   2015–16 4  1st   2016–17 4  3rd First round  2017–18 4  8th   2018–19 4  7th   2019–20 4  20th   2020–21 4  9th / 4th   2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 5th   2022–23 5 3ª Fed. 5th   2023–24 5 3ª Fed. 9th | Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey  2024–25 5 3ª Fed. |
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Villa Santa Brígida
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| Full name | Unión Deportiva Villa de Santa Brígida |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Ground | Estadio de los Olivos,<br>Santa Brígida, Canary Islands, Spain |
| Capacity | 600 |
| Chairman | Hilarión Rodríguez García |
| Manager | Israel Quintana |
| League | Tercera Federación – Group 12 |
| 2023–24 | Tercera Federación – Group 12, 9th of 18 |
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title: UDraw Pictionary

abstract: uDraw Pictionary is an art-based video game developed by Page 44 Studios and published by THQ Inc. that players can play on the uDraw GameTablet for the Nintendo Wii. The game is based on the popular board game Pictionary, in which players draw pictures based on clues from a subject and have their teammates guess what specific words the picture is supposed to represent. It was released on November 14, 2010 for the Nintendo Wii game system. Designed as a multi-player game or party game for all ages, players can choose teams of up to four people to play. Since the uDraw GameTablet comes bundled with uDraw Studio, another art-based video game, players can familiarize themselves with how the tablet and stylus pen work before playing, as well as how to draw, color and sketch on the tablet. uDraw Pictionary includes more than 3,000 clues, with traditional Adult Clues like Object, Difficult and Action or Junior Clues like “Animal Houses” and “At the Zoo” for younger players. The game differs somewhat from classic Pictionary, as the video game has new draw modes. The normal Pictionary mode lets users play the game show-style on a 3D game board with a variety of drawing tools, brushes and colors to choose from for a livelier sketching experience. Pictionary Mania has a custom game board and seven new draw modes, including Get It Straight, Shape It Up, Rotation Frustration, One Line, Ink Limit, No Peeking and Off Hand. Free Draw lets players use the drawing tools in the uDraw GameTablet to create works of art. uDraw Pictionary has generally received very positive reviews. When THQ previewed Pictionary at Gamescom2010, reviewers noted that the game's additional mode “does crazy things like limit the amount of ink you have available to draw with, rotates the image while you are drawing or makes you draw without lifting the stylus from the tablet, to name but a few. This adds a freshness to the Pictionary experience that is bound to go down well with family and friends.

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# UDraw Pictionary

***uDraw Pictionary*** is an art-based video game developed by Page 44 Studios and published by THQ Inc. that players can play on the uDraw GameTablet for the Nintendo Wii. The game is based on the popular board game Pictionary, in which players draw pictures based on clues from a subject and have their teammates guess what specific words the picture is supposed to represent. It was released on November 14, 2010 for the Nintendo Wii game system.

Designed as a multi-player game or party game for all ages, players can choose teams of up to four people to play. Since the uDraw GameTablet comes bundled with uDraw Studio, another art-based video game, players can familiarize themselves with how the tablet and stylus pen work before playing, as well as how to draw, color and sketch on the tablet. *uDraw Pictionary* includes more than 3,000 clues, with traditional Adult Clues like Object, Difficult and Action or Junior Clues like “Animal Houses” and “At the Zoo” for younger players. The game differs somewhat from classic Pictionary, as the video game has new draw modes. The normal Pictionary mode lets users play the game show-style on a 3D game board with a variety of drawing tools, brushes and colors to choose from for a livelier sketching experience. Pictionary Mania has a custom game board and seven new draw modes, including Get It Straight, Shape It Up, Rotation Frustration, One Line, Ink Limit, No Peeking and Off Hand. Free Draw lets players use the drawing tools in the uDraw GameTablet to create works of art.

uDraw Pictionary has generally received very positive reviews. When THQ previewed Pictionary at Gamescom2010, reviewers noted that the game's additional mode “does crazy things like limit the amount of ink you have available to draw with, rotates the image while you are drawing or makes you draw without lifting the stylus from the tablet, to name but a few. This adds a freshness to the Pictionary experience that is bound to go down well with family and friends.

## Gameplay

Designed as a multi-player game or party game for all ages, players can choose teams of up to four people to play. Since the uDraw GameTablet comes bundled with *uDraw Studio*, another art-based video game, players can familiarize themselves with how the tablet and stylus pen work before playing, as well as how to draw, color and sketch on the tablet.

To play, users roll dice by flicking the stylus pen on the tablet and advance through the spaces on the game board. Players draw clues and have their teammates guess what the picture is within the 60-second time frame. The object of the game is to be the first team to reach the last space on the board.

uDraw Pictionary includes more than 3,000 clues, with traditional Adult Clues like Object, Difficult and Action or Junior Clues like “Animal Houses” and “At the Zoo” for younger players. The game differs somewhat from classic Pictionary, as the video game has new draw modes. The normal Pictionary mode lets users play the game show-style on a 3D game board with a variety of drawing tools, brushes and colors to choose from for a livelier sketching experience. Pictionary Mania has a custom game board and seven new draw modes, including Get It Straight, Shape It Up, Rotation Frustration, One Line, Ink Limit, No Peeking and Off Hand. Free Draw lets players use the drawing tools in the uDraw GameTablet to create works of art.

## Reception

uDraw Pictionary has generally received very positive reviews. When THQ previewed Pictionary at Gamescom2010, reviewers noted that the game's additional mode “does crazy things like limit the amount of ink you have available to draw with, rotates the image while you are drawing or makes you draw without lifting the stylus from the tablet, to name but a few. This adds a freshness to the Pictionary experience that is bound to go down well with family and friends.” Video game reviewers at Joystiq noted that “the uDraw version does include one variation that makes the game much more difficult, and arguably more fun.” IGN said Pictionary was “designed with a family atmosphere in mind,” making it the “party game” among games designed for the uDraw GameTablet. *USA Today* wrote that Pictionary could be “the best title -- and potentially the most popular -- for uDraw.”

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| *uDraw Pictionary* | |
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| North American cover art | |
| Developer(s) | Page 44 Studios |
| Publisher(s) | THQ |
| Platform(s) | Wii |
| Release | * NA: November 14, 2010 * AU: February 24, 2011 * EU: March 4, 2011 |
| Genre(s) | Art |
| Mode(s) | Coloring Pages, Painting |


title: Zoe Sherar

abstract: Zoe Sherar is a Canadian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. As part of the Canadian women's 4 × 400 metres relay team, she finished fourth at the 2022 and 2023 World Athletics Championships.

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# Zoe Sherar

**Zoe Sherar** (born November 7, 1999) is a Canadian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres. As part of the Canadian women's 4 × 400 metres relay team, she finished fourth at the 2022 and 2023 World Athletics Championships.

## Athletics career

### University of Guelph

After graduating from Bloor Collegiate Institute in 2017, Sherar enrolled at the University of Guelph where she competed with the Guelph Gryphons track and field team. Competing for Guelph from 2017 to 2023, she won 12 USPORTS individual and relay titles, in addition to contributing to 5 consecutive team titles for the Guelph women.

Her 12 titles:

In February 2020, alongside Guelph teammates Morgan Byng, Shyvonne Roxborough, and Tessa Hamilton, she set a Canadian record in the indoor 4 × 200 m relay, clocking a time of 1:36.10.

Sherar was named Guelph athlete of the year for the 2019–20 and 2022–23 seasons.

### International Competitions

#### 2019

Sherar made her international debut representing Canada in 2019 at the IAAF World Relays in Yokohoma, Japan. As part of Canada's mixed 4 × 400 m relay team, she won a silver medal with teammates Austin Cole, Aiyanna Stiverne, and Philip Osei. With their time of 3:18.15, the team also set a new Canadian record.

Later that summer, she represented Canada at the World University Games in Napoli, Italy, competing in individual 400 m and the 4 × 400 m relay. Individually, she missed the final despite clocking a time of 52.50 after taking fourth in her semi-final heat. In the relay, she and the Canadian team took fifth place, missing a podium spot by 0.65 seconds.

#### 2022

In 2022, Sherar competed in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon. The Canadian quartet of Natassha McDonald, Aiyanna Stiverne, Kyra Constantine, and Sherar took fourth in at time of 3:25.18.

The following year in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sherar and the Canadian team finished fourth once again, clocking a time of 3:22.42 in the final.

## Championship results

Representing  Canada
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2019 | IAAF World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | 2nd | 4 × 400 m mixed relay | 3:18.15 |
| | Universiade | Naples, Italy | 10th (sf) | 400 m | 52.49 |
| | | 5th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:34.62 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:25.18 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 4th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:22.42 |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 13th (rep) | 400 m | 51.43 |
| | | | 6th | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:22.01 |

1. "Zoe SHERAR | Profile | World Athletics". *worldathletics.org*. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
2. Dickinson, Marley (March 15, 2023). "U of Guelph sprinter Zoe Sherar wins four golds at U Sports Championships". *Canadian Running Magazine*. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
3. Dickinson, Marley (April 4, 2022). "Guelph's Sadie-Jane Hickson and Zoe Sherar lead the Gryphons to U Sports gold". *Canadian Running Magazine*. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
4. Francis, Anne (May 12, 2019). "Canada takes silver in mixed 4x400m at World Relays". *Canadian Running Magazine*. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
5. "Zoe Sherar Named to Prestigious List of U SPORTS Top 8 Academic All-Canadians". *University of Guelph Athletics*. January 8, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
6. "Canadian women's 4x400m relay team places fourth at athletics worlds". *Coast Reporter*. August 27, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

## InfoBox

Zoe Sherar
| Personal information | |
| --- | --- |
| Born | (1999-11-07) November 7, 1999<br>Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Education | University of Guelph |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track and field |
| Event(s) | 400 m, 4 × 400 m relay |
| University team | Guelph Gryphons |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | * **Outdoor** * **200 m**: 23.02 (Gainesville 2024) * **400 m**: 51.63 (Miramar 2024) * **Indoor** * **300 m**: 37.44 (Windsor 2022) * **400 m**: 52.50 (Clemson 2023) |
| Medal record      Women's track and field  Representing  Canada  World Athletics Relays  2019 Yokohama 4 × 400 m mixed  2024 Nassau 4×400 m relay | |


title: UD Xove Lago

abstract: Unión Deportiva Xove Lago is a Spanish football club based in Xove, Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1974, they currently play in Primeira Futgal – Group 3, holding home matches at the Campo Municipal de Xove.

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# UD Xove Lago

**Unión Deportiva Xove Lago** is a Spanish football club based in Xove, Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1974, they currently play in Primeira Futgal – Group 3, holding home matches at the *Campo Municipal de Xove*.

## History

Founded in 1974 as *Unión Deportiva Jove Lago* in the place of *Unión Club Lago Deportivo*, the club was renamed to *Unión Deportiva Xove Lago* in 1983, and achieved their first-ever promotion to Tercera División in 1992.

## Season to season

| Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey  1974–75 5 1ª Reg. 5th   1975–76 5 1ª Reg. 1st   1976–77 5 1ª Reg. 3rd   1977–78 6 1ª Reg. 2nd   1978–79 6 1ª Reg. 10th   1979–80 6 1ª Reg. 7th   1980–81 5 Reg. Pref. 7th   1981–82 5 Reg. Pref. 20th   1982–83 6 1ª Reg. 3rd   1983–84 6 1ª Reg. 3rd   1984–85 6 1ª Reg. 1st   1985–86 5 Reg. Pref. 8th   1986–87 5 Reg. Pref. 15th   1987–88 5 Reg. Pref. 7th   1988–89 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd   1989–90 5 Reg. Pref. 12th   1990–91 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd   1991–92 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd   1992–93 4  8th   1993–94 4  6th | Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey  1994–95 4  14th   1995–96 4  13th   1996–97 4  15th   1997–98 4  9th   1998–99 4  5th   1999–2000 4  3rd   2000–01 4  4th   2001–02 4  14th   2002–03 4  7th   2003–04 4  20th   2004–05 5 Reg. Pref. 8th   2005–06 5 Reg. Pref. 4th   2006–07 5 Pref. Aut. 19th   2007–08 6 1ª Aut. 14th   2008–09 6 1ª Aut. 1st   2009–10 5 Pref. Aut. 16th   2010–11 5 Pref. Aut. 5th   2011–12 5 Pref. Aut. 18th   2012–13 6 1ª Aut. 4th   2013–14 6 1ª Aut. 6th |
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| Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey  2014–15 6 1ª Aut. 6th   2015–16 6 1ª Aut. 6th   2016–17 6 1ª Gal. 13th   2017–18 6 1ª Gal. 6th   2018–19 6 1ª Gal. 12th   2019–20 6 1ª Gal. 11th   2020–21 DNP   2021–22 7 1ª Gal. 5th   2022–23 7 1ª Gal. 11th   2023–24 7 1ª Gal. 11th   2024–25 7 1ª Futgal |
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Xove Lago
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| Full name | Unión Deportiva Xove Lago |
| Founded | 1974 |
| Ground | Campo Municipal de Xove, Xove<br>Galicia, Spain |
| Capacity | 1,000 |
| President | Antonio Meitín |
| Manager | Santi Silvar |
| League | Primeira Futgal – Group 3 |
| 2023–24 | Primeira Galicia – Group 3, 11th of 18 |
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title: Majdan Tuczępski

abstract: Majdan Tuczępski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grabowiec, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Grabowiec, 24 km (15 mi) north-east of Zamość, and 78 km (48 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.

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# Majdan Tuczępski

**Majdan Tuczępski** (Polish pronunciation: \[ˈmajdan tuˈtʂɛmpskʲi\]) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Grabowiec, within Zamość County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Grabowiec, 24 km (15 mi) north-east of Zamość, and 78 km (48 mi) south-east of the regional capital Lublin.

## InfoBox

| Majdan Tuczępski | |
| --- | --- |
| Village | |
| Majdan Tuczępski | |
| Coordinates: 50°52′N 23°30′E / 50.867°N 23.500°E / 50.867; 23.500 | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lublin |
| County | Zamość |
| Gmina | Grabowiec |


title: Maine College of Health Professions

abstract: The Maine College of Health Professions (MCHP) is a private college in Lewiston, Maine, affiliated with Central Maine Medical Center. It was founded in 1891 and began granting associate degrees in 1977, taking its current name in 2014.

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# Maine College of Health Professions

The **Maine College of Health Professions** (**MCHP**) is a private college in Lewiston, Maine, affiliated with Central Maine Medical Center. It was founded in 1891 and began granting associate degrees in 1977, taking its current name in 2014.

## History

The Central Maine General Hospital Training School was established in 1891. It was a diploma-granting school until 1977, when it began offering a two-year nursing degree under the name Central Maine Medical Center School of Nursing and earned accreditation from the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. It was renamed again in 2007, this time to the Central Maine Medical Center College of Nursing and Health Professions, and again in 2014 to the Maine College of Health Professions, the name it has today.

## Academics

MCHP offers two bachelor's degrees, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing and the Bachelor of Science in Medical Imaging, as well as three associate degrees (Nursing RN, Radiologic Technology, and Health Science), three advanced certification programs (Sonography, Mammography, and Computed Tomography), and several healthcare certificates. The BSN program is offered 100% online.

The college was named a top 30 professional college by *Forbes* in 2017. *Newsweek* similarly recognized the college in 2019 and 2021, naming it the 15th and then the 13th best in the nation for return on investment.

73% of MCHP students attend part-time.

## InfoBox

Maine College of Health Professions
| Former name | Central Maine General Hospital Training School |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Private not-for-profit |
| Established | 1891 (1891) |
| President | Dr. Monika Bissell |
| Location | Lewiston, Maine, United States |
| Campus | Urban |
| Website | mchp.edu |


title: USS Willmarth

abstract: USS Willmarth (DE-638) was a Buckley-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1968.

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# USS Willmarth

**USS *Willmarth* (DE-638)** was a *Buckley*-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. She was scrapped in 1968.

## History

*Willmarth* was named in honor of Ensign Kenneth Willmarth (1914-1942), who was killed in action when the cruiser *Vincennes* was sunk during the Battle of Savo Island on 9 August 1942. The ship was laid down on 25 June 1943 at San Francisco, California, by the Bethlehem Steel Company's Shipbuilding Division; launched on 21 November 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Eva Willmarth, the mother of Ens. Willmarth; and commissioned on 13 March 1944.

### Solomon Islands

Following shakedown out of San Diego and post-shakedown availability at her builder's yard, *Willmarth* was assigned to Escort Division 40. She stood out of San Francisco Bay on 31 May, as screen for the four-ship Convoy 2410 bound for Hawaii, and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 9 June.

On 12 June, together with *Donaldson* (DE-44) and *Reynolds* (DE-42), *Willmarth* screened the sortie of the Marshall Islands-bound Convoy 4212-A. After delivering the convoy safely at Eniwetok nine days later, *Willmarth* proceeded on to the Treasury Islands, anchoring in Blanche Harbor at 11:30 on the 26th.

Shifting successively to Tulagi and Purvis Bay, *Willmarth* operated on local escort and patrol missions in the Solomon and Treasury Islands groups for the remainder of July. She escorted a small convoy to Dreger Harbor, New Guinea, between 1 and 5 August and then shifted to Milne Bay for repairs on her port propeller.

### Challenging an unknown ship

Underway for the Treasury Islands on 24 August, *Willmarth* made radar contact with an unidentified ship at 02:00 on the 25th. *Willmarth* tracked the stranger and challenged her at 03:35, when about two miles (3 km) distant. The latter did not reply, but instead altered course away from the destroyer escort and increased speed. *Willmarth* in turn churned up 18 knots (33 km/h) and went to general quarters at 03:40.

*Willmarth* repeated the challenge at 04:06 but again received no reply. On the port beam of her target, the escort vessel illuminated the stranger with her searchlight and discovered her to be a freighter of some 8,000 to 10,000 tons. Only 2,500 yards (2,300 m) away, *Willmarth*'s men could see the freighter's crew manning their guns to challenge the destroyer escort.

*Willmarth* opened the range to 4,000 yards (3,700 m) as the freighter responded with two different call signs, perhaps seeking to confuse the escort vessel. Just as *Willmarth* began to flash a call for recognition signals, the freighter commenced fire with 3-inch (76 mm) guns. The destroyer escort rang down for 20 knots (37 km/h) and opened the range to 8,000 yards (7,300 m), refraining from firing because of the stranger's appearance and location, "indicating that it was friendly." With respect to the freighter's fierce – but fortunately ineffective – fire, *Willmarth's* war diarist noted charitably that the ship's "range was excellent, but deflection was off." No shells landed closer than 1,000 yards (910 m) away.

### Escort ship

*Willmarth* subsequently anchored at Blanche Harbor later on the 25th. Late the next day, she got underway on an escort assignment and convoyed *Stratford* (AP-41) to Green Island, Bougainville, arriving on the 29th to screen the transport as she unloaded. She eventually escorted the troopship to Emirau Island and Torokina, Bougainville, before proceeding independently to the Treasury Islands. She conducted training exercises over the balance of September before she performed local escort missions and the like out of her Treasury Islands' base into October.

*Willmarth* departed Blanche Harbor on 6 October in company with *Whitehurst* (DE-634), bound for Dutch New Guinea. She arrived three days later and sortied on the 12th with Task Unit (TU) 77.7.1 which included *Ashtabula* (AO-51), *Saranac* (AO-74), *Chepachet* (AO-78), *Salamonie* (AO-26), *Mazama* (AE-9), and merchant ship SS *Pueblo*. Other escorts were *Witter* (DE-636), *Bowers* (DE-637), and *Whitehurst*.

*Willmarth* operated with TU 77.7.1 until she was released late on the 13th to escort *Chepachet* and SS *Pueblo* to Kossol Passage, in the Palaus. Arriving there at 18:21 on the 14th, she remained anchored for two days before beginning to patrol the harbor entrance on the 17th. Relieved of this duty by *Lovelace* (DE-198), *Willmarth* got underway during the forenoon on 20 October to screen the sortie of *Ashtabula*, *Saranac*, *Chepachet*, *Salamonie*, *Mazama*, and SS *Durham Victory* for the Philippines.

### Philippines campaign

*Willmarth* proceeded north with her convoy, while American troops splashed ashore on the beaches of Leyte to commence the liberation of the Philippines. On the 23rd, three days after the main landing began, the destroyer escort anchored off Leyte midway between the northern and southern transport areas while her oilers refueled the ships from Task Group (TG) 77.2. That evening, *Willmarth* steamed eastward toward a night anchorage and, at 18:25, observed anti-aircraft fire over the northern transport area.

Underway again off Homonhon Island early the next morning, the destroyer escort received a report of enemy aircraft orbiting over the northern transport area. As she steamed along the convoy's flank, she commenced making black smoke at 08:44 to lay a protective screen in anticipation of the enemy's arrival. While the radio crackled with reports of ships under attack, *Willmarth* spotted no enemy planes nearby, only many puffs of "flak" splattering the skies to the westward of her screening position in the refueling group.

With the receipt of a "flash white" at 13:43, the oilers resumed refueling TG 77.2. *Willmarth* shifted to Samar Island shortly before 17:00 before going to general quarters at 17:06 upon receipt of a "flash red." After waiting for well over an hour for the enemy to make an appearance, the convoy stopped and prepared to anchor for the night.

At 18:43, however, three "Jills" roared in low from the east, torpedoes slung menacingly beneath their bellies. *Willmarth*'s guns opened fire on two just before they released their "fish." One torpedo holed *Ashtabula* and forced her to a halt, dead in the water. While the oiler's repair parties controlled the flooding and patched the hole, the convoy passed out of Leyte Gulf and reformed in the wake of the attack. Eventually, *Ashtabula*, repairs effected, rejoined at 22:30.

*Willmarth* and the convoy remained underway throughout the evening, maneuvering on various courses and speeds in Leyte Gulf until the first rays of sunlight streaked the eastern skies. After going to general quarters at 04:58, the destroyer escort remained at battle stations throughout the day. Less than an hour after her crew first closed up at action stations, two "Jills" attacked the convoy from the westward. *Willmarth* immediately opened fire with her 3-inch (76 mm) and 1.1-inch (28 mm) batteries. As one "Jill" roared across the stern of the convoy, it was caught by gunfire from *Willmarth* and other ships of the convoy and crashed in flames far astern.

While maneuvering and making smoke to mask the convoy, the destroyer escort spotted a floating mine which she sank with gunfire. Soon thereafter, another "Jill" passed through the area and drew fire from *Willmarth*. Unfortunately, the shells were not observed to hit; and the plane escaped.

The convoy anchored in the fueling area at 11:52, three hours after the last attack. *Willmarth* and the other escorts screened the convoy and provided an anti-submarine screen patrol around the valuable auxiliaries. Later that afternoon, *Willmarth* repulsed an attack made by a lone plane which came out of the sun in a glide-bombing attack at 14:20. The destroyer escort's gunfire damaged the plane and caused it to spin into the water about five miles (8 km) away.

The convoy departed the fueling area at 16:46. Frequent alerts and enemy planes enlivened the evening hours as the group maneuvered throughout the night in a retirement formation. *Willmarth*'s war diarist noted that the Japanese planes seemed loath to attack ships in the fueling area during daylight, probably because of the heavy concentration of anti-aircraft fire that could be directed at an attacker.

The next day, 26 October, saw a repetition of the same routine that had kept the destroyer escort active since her arrival in Leyte Gulf three days earlier. After maneuvering on screening duties through the night, the warship spotted a lone "Val" dive bomber making an attack at 05:50; *Willmarth* opened fire from 6,000 yards (5,500 m) but failed to score any hits. Within minutes, she and her sister escorts were laying smoke screens to cover the convoy for the next hour. Thereafter, they provided anti-submarine screening protection while the oilers conducted fueling operations.

### Further escort duty

After following the same routine on the 27th, *Willmarth* departed Leyte Gulf and headed for the Palaus. At 08:00 on 28 October, *Willmarth* – escorting the oilers earmarked to refuel the 7th Fleet ships – rendezvoused with the carriers of Task Group 77.4 and screened the refuelling operations for the balance of the day. Detached that afternoon, *Willmarth* screened *Ashtabula* and *Chepachet* as they voyaged to Kossol Roads, in the Palaus. Arriving on 31 October, *Willmarth* refueled from *Mascoma* (AO-83) and anchored, her job done.

The respite afforded the destroyer escort was a brief one, however, for she got underway on 1 November for Hollandia and Seeadler Harbor, escorting a convoy. Entering Humboldt Bay on the 4th, *Willmarth* anchored there over the next two days before proceeding to sea to screen the sortie of TG 78.4 – HMS *Ariadne*, 12 LSM's, 4 LCI's, 8 LCI(G)'s, *PC-1122* and *PC-1133* – on the 7th.

### Western New Guinea campaign

For the next three days, *Willmarth* screened the convoy to its destination – Mapia and Asia Islands, near Morotai – before arriving in the invasion area on the 11th. As the convoy neared Morotai, *Willmarth*'s lookouts observed anti-aircraft fire between 04:15 and 05:30. Two "bogies" passed within four miles (6 km) of the convoy; but, as *Wilmarth's* war diarist recorded, "evidently they either did not sight us or were not interested, as they proceeded directly toward the area from which flak appeared." There was a reason why *Willmarth* did not open fire on the two planes that seemed so close – she carried the only reliable air-warning radar in the entire convoy and to open fire prematurely would have disclosed the position of the little convoy and exposed it to possible air attacks. At 08:32, the destroyer escort anchored just off the southern coast of Morotai, near *Ariadne*, while the remainder of the convoy (save the LCM's) proceeded to another part of the island to load for the impending invasion of Mapia and Asia Islands. The mission of the assault group was to establish weather station and LORAN – long range radio aid to navigation – facilities.

On 13 November, with the assault ships having embarked their troops, *Willmarth* got underway in company with TG 78.14, bound for Pegun Island. At 05:00, two days later – she was joined by *Shaw* (DD-373) and *Caldwell* (DD-605). *Willmarth*, the two destroyers, and *PC-1122* bombarded the southern part of the island prior to the landings and provoked no return fire from the beach. After a half-hour of firing, *Ariadne* signalled that "H" hour was 06:30, meaning that the first wave of LVT(A)s would hit the reef at that time.

*Willmarth* remained at her bombardment station for the rest of the morning, ceasing fire as the first assault wave splashed toward the beachhead. The accompanying LCI(G)'s laid their own barrage, thus obviating the need for the destroyers' gunfire. By noon, the island was in American hands. When surrounded, the remaining garrison – only 12 to 14 Japanese soldiers – committed suicide.

Meanwhile, since she was not needed for bombardment, *Willmarth* patrolled to the northward of the invasion beach and came across canoes full of natives to the north. One native, speaking good English, told *Willmarth* that the remainder of the Japanese garrison, about 170 men, had waded across the reef to Bras Island the previous night – thus accounting for the sparse reception given the invasion forces.

While plans were being laid to go after this remnant on Bras Island, *Willmarth* conducted anti-submarine patrol around the unloading assault craft and made abortive attempts to pull several LCI's that had been stranded by low tides off the reefs. At 17:30 on the 15th, the destroyer escort succeeded in towing one off after about an hour's time and began operations to free another one of the infantry assault craft. However, the destroyer escort's efforts were frustrated by the line's parting and the near approach of darkness.

Four LCI(G)'s had to be left on the reef – as was one LCI – when the task group headed for Morotai. Arriving on 17 November, *Willmarth* fueled from Salamonie before anchoring. Underway again on the 18th, with the Asia Island occupation force, *Willmarth* and two PC's served as escort for *Ariadne*, four LCM's, four LCI's, and four LCI(G)'s. Embarked in the assault craft were 400 troops.

Three-fourths of a mile off Igi Island, *Willmarth*, *Ariadne*, and *PC-1122* conducted shore bombardment from 05:42 to 06:19 on the 19th. Troops splashed ashore from landing craft eight minutes after the bombardment ceased and met no opposition. An unfortunate result of the shore bombardment was that two natives were wounded and one killed – the Japanese had evacuated the island in the face of imminent invasion the previous evening.

*Willmarth* subsequently screened the movement of the convoy to the Mapia Islands, where the landing craft loaded troops and unloaded shore personnel and supplies. When the loading was completed at 18:00 on the 20th, the convoy shifted to Asia Island, where the destroyer escort screened the landing craft as they embarked more troops on the 21st. *Willmarth* continued her screening duties until arriving in the southernanchorage near the naval base at Morotai Island at 12:38 on 22 November. While there, the escort vessel witnessed an enemy night air raid on the airfield installations on Morotai. The Japanese boldly conducted their attacks despite anti-aircraft fire and searchlights. Local port restrictions forbade the use of any anti-aircraft batteries larger than 40 millimeter. *Willmarth*'s war diary sadly noted this restriction, recommending that 3-inch gunfire could do very little damage to shore installations in the area.

While the rest of TG 78.14 departed Morotai on the 23rd, *Willmarth* remained behind as *LSM-205* and *LSM-314* loaded equipment for the Asia and Mapia Island forces. She then escorted those craft to Hollandia where they delivered their cargo. Over the next three days, *Willmarth* escorted the two landing craft on their appointed rounds, dropping off supplies at Asia and Mapia Islands. At one point, the arrival of the little convoy at Mapia on the 26th almost went unnoticed.

*Willmarth* experienced great difficulty contacting anyone on shore: "We finally succeeded in rousing someone by blowing our siren and whistle together." A jeep soon appeared on the beach, its occupants using the headlights to signal. Heavier swells than at Asia Island made unloading through the surf difficult. One of the LSM's was holed several times by scraping on the jagged coral heads of the reef. When unloading was completed at 11:30, the diminutive convoy headed for Hollandia.

### Service Squadron 4

On 1 December 1944, *Willmarth* and the other ships from Escort Division 40 set sail for Manus, in the Admiralties, for assignment to Service Squadron 4. Arriving at Seeadler Harbor the following day, Willmarth spent the next three months operating on local escort missions between Manus, Ulithi, Hollandia, and the Palaus.

On 4 March 1945, *Willmarth* reported to the Commander, 5th Fleet, for duty. Between the 5th and 18th, she conducted anti-submarine patrols in the Palaus before being sent to Ulithi to refuel and replenish.

### Okinawa campaign

At Ulithi, *Willmarth* was assigned to Task Force 54 (TF 54) – the pre-invasion bombardment group for the invasion of Okinawa. She got underway again on the 21st to as part of Fire Support Unit 2 (TU 54.1.2) built around the battleship *Colorado* (BB-45), in Fire Support (FS) areas 4 and 5, off Okinawa. The destroyer escort screened *Colorado* for the entire day on 26 March as the battleship delivered gunfire support for the troops ashore. Over the next two days, the warship screened fire support units and escorted them to night retirement areas. She was refuelled at Kerama Retto on the 30th before returning to screening duties with heavy units off the island.

On 1 April, she was steaming on station 16 of a circular screen around TU 54.3.2, a night retirement group built around the battleship *Idaho* (BB-42), when several enemy planes flew near the convoy. Screening destroyers fired upon the intruders who probably did not come to attack the Allied force but merely to keep it awake and permit it little rest.

Detached from this duty to provide a screen for *Arkansas* (BB-33), one of the oldest battleships on active service in the Navy, *Willmarth* operated to seaward as the battleship worked inshore to open fire on Japanese positions holding up the American advance near Naha Airport. After commencing this duty at 06:30, *Willmarth* had been serving on anti-submarine patrol for over six hours when Japanese shore battery guns boomed out salvoes at *Arkansas*.

*Arkansas*' main battery trained 'round to reply and quickly commenced counter-battery fire. At the time of the initial firing, *Willmarth* was located about 1 mile (1.6 km) southwestward of the battleship, maintaining her screening position to seaward. At 13:23, a Japanese shell hurtled over *Willmarth*'s bridge "plainly heard" by all men there. It splashed beyond the ship, 150 yards (140 m) away. With only one boiler operating (the other had been secured to repair a leaking gasket) the destroyer escort was hampered in getting away, but she headed seaward at her best speed. Soon another shell landed only 15 yards (14 m) beyond the destroyer escort's starboard quarter. While increasing the range, *Willmarth* turned toward each splash, thus avoiding getting hit by the Japanese guns. *Arkansas*, by this time beyond gun range of the Nipponese guns, did not conduct any further counter-battery fire; Willmarth soon emerged from the enemy battery's zone of fire and proceeded to sea unscathed.

After retiring to Kerama Retto soon thereafter for fueling, *Willmarth* operated on screening station A-27 until 6 April, when she returned to Kerama Retto with an appendicitis patient on board for medical treatment. Several bogies flew near the ship while she steamed to the fleet anchorage, and one was downed by a nearby ship at 02:00.

As the Japanese air arm had been decimated by this point in the war, the lack of trained and experienced pilots led to its most extensive deployment of *kamikaze* attacks during this battle. At 15:25, while still 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Kerama Retto, *Willmarth* spotted three "Val" dive bombers. One peeled off and maneuvered to make an attack. Ten minutes later, the "Val" turned *kamikaze*, attempting to crashing into *Willmarth*. Heavy 3-inch (76 mm) and 1.1-inch (28 mm) fire bracketed the plane when she became visible, dodging in and out of the broken clouds overhead. Seven 3-inch (76 mm) bursts rocked the plane as she made her deadly approach. Lookouts on the destroyer escort noted a thin line of smoke tracking from the suicider's port wing as he went into his dive. The 20-millimeter battery on *Wilmarth* opened fire when the plane's range lessened to 2,000 yards (1,800 m); and, at 800 yards (730 m), the Oerlikons seemed to have their effect. Pieces of the "Val's" wing began flying off in the slipstream, indicating that the shells were beginning to hit. Six feet of the port wing soon broke away, shot off by the flak, and the "Val" spun into the sea 20 yards (18 m) off the ship's port side, slightly abaft her beam.

*Willmarth* entered Kerama Retto at 16:10; and, while preparing to anchor, saw *LST-447* hit by a *kamikaze* south of the harbor entrance. Flames had engulfed the entire amidships section of the stricken landing ship, and explosions tore holes in the stricken ship's side. The jagged edges in turn ripped gashes in *Willmarth*'s hull at the waterline. One hole, unfortunately, opened up one of the destroyer escort's fuel tanks, and the oil leaking out made further close operations hazardous.

*Willmarth* stood clear while dense smoke from the burning LST further complicated firefighting. Eventually, the destroyer escort picked up the ship's survivors and later transferred them to *Crescent City* (APA-21). While steaming to the ship's anchorage in the harbor, she took an enemy plane under fire as it approached from the south; and multiple gunfire from all ships present in the harbor knocked it down.

*Willmarth* anchored, transferred her appendicitis patient ashore, and patched the hole in her side caused by the damaged *LST-447* before proceeding on the 7th to screening station "Able-60" near the transport area off the west coast of Okinawa. Following her shift to another screening station on the morning of the 8th, *Willmarth* escorted *Saranac* (AO-74) to Kerama Retto on the 9th. On 10 April, the destroyer escort departed the Okinawa area, bound for Guam in the screen for 12 transports.

### Screening 3rd Fleet logistics force

Arriving at Guam on the 14th, *Willmarth* developed boiler trouble while there and spent the entire month of May and most of June undergoing repairs. On 28 June, the destroyer escort got underway for Ulithi. En route, she picked up a sonar contact, and in company with *Trippe* (DD-403), over the ensuing two days, conducted an unsuccessful hunt. *Willmarth* then proceeded on to Ulithi where she arrived on the last day of June.

Underway again on 3 July, *Willmarth* stood out of Ulithi lagoon screening the logistics force of the 3rd Fleet which would provide the needed supplies for Admiral William F. Halsey's fast carrier task forces as it pounded the Japanese homeland. During the passage north, the destroyer escort planeguarded for *Steamer Bay* (CVE-87) and conducted anti-submarine screening operations. She picked up the crew of a downed Grumman TBF Avenger on 20 July. On that occasion, two swimmers from *Willmarth* helped to get the downed airmen on board. However, one of the crewmen died. The two survivors and the body of the dead man were transferred to *Steamer Bay* later that day.

*Willmarth* subsequently planeguarded for *Gilbert Islands* (CVE-107) in early August, continuing her screening and escort duties with TG-30 – the replenishment group for the 3rd Fleet. She was at sea when the atomic bombs were dropped upon Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August, respectively, and when Japan surrendered on the 15th.

### Post-war activities

*Willmarth* remained on escort duty off the coast of Japan into September. In mid-September, the ship underwent an availability in Tokyo Bay and rode out a storm there on 18 September. Departing Tokyo Bay on 24 September to return to the United States, *Willmarth* touched at Pearl Harbor, San Diego, and the Panama Canal before undergoing an overhaul at Norfolk, Virginia which lasted until late in October.

### Decommissioning and disposal

Shifting to the St. Johns River, Florida, soon thereafter, *Willmarth* prepared for inactivation with the Florida group of the 16th (Reserve) Fleet. Berthed in the Green Cove Springs facility, *Willmarth* was decommissioned on 26 April 1946 and placed in reserve. She remained there until struck from the Navy List on 1 December 1966. Sold on 1 July 1968 to the North American Smelting Company, of Wilmington, Delaware, the ship was broken up for scrap soon thereafter.

## Awards

*Willmarth* received four battle stars for her participation in World War II.

## InfoBox

|  | |
| --- | --- |
| History | |
| United States | |
| Name | USS *Willmarth* |
| Namesake | Ens. Kenneth Willmarth, USN |
| Ordered | 1942 |
| Builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, California |
| Laid down | 25 June 1943 |
| Launched | 21 November 1943 |
| Commissioned | 13 March 1944 |
| Decommissioned | 26 April 1946 |
| Stricken | 1 December 1966 |
| Honors and<br>awards | 4 battle stars (World War II) |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 1 July 1968 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | *Buckley*-class destroyer escort |
| Displacement | * 1,400 long tons (1,422 t) standard * 1,740 long tons (1,768 t) full load |
| Length | 306 ft (93 m) |
| Beam | 37 ft (11 m) |
| Draft | * 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) standard * 11 ft 3 in (3.43 m) full load |
| Propulsion | * 2 × boilers * General Electric turbo-electric drive * 12,000 shp (8.9 MW) * 2 × solid manganese-bronze 3,600 lb (1,600 kg) 3-bladed propellers, 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) diameter, 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) pitch * 2 × rudders * 359 tons fuel oil |
| Speed | 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) |
| Range | * 3,700 nmi (6,900 km) at 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) * 6,000 nmi (11,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 15 officers, 198 men |
| Armament |  |


title: USS Willimantic

abstract: USS Willimantic (ID-3549) was a cargo steamship. She was built in 1918 and served in United States Navy commission from 1918 to 1919. She was transferred to United Kingdom Ministry of War Transport service in 1942 and sunk by enemy action in June of that year.

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# USS Willimantic

**USS *Willimantic* (ID-3549)** was a cargo steamship. She was built in 1918 and served in United States Navy commission from 1918 to 1919. She was transferred to United Kingdom Ministry of War Transport service in 1942 and sunk by enemy action in June of that year.

## Construction, acquisition, and commissioning

The Todd Drydock and Construction Company at Seattle, Washington built *Willimantic* built in 1918 for the United States Shipping Board. She was launched on 29 May 1918 and completed in October 1918. She was an oil-fired steamship with a 339 NHP three-cylinder triple-expansion engine.

On 2 November 1918 the Shipping Board transferred her to the US Navy at the Puget Sound Navy Yard in Bremerton, Washington, for naval service in World War I. The Navy assigned her the naval registry identification number 3549 and commissioned her the same day as USS *Willimantic* (ID-3549). The Armistice with Germany ended World War I nine days later on 11 November 1918.

## United States service and decommissioning

Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service, *Willimantic* completed sea trials, then loaded a cargo of 6,400 tons of flour and put to sea on 14 December 1918. She transited the Panama Canal and arrived at New York City on 9 January 1919. After bunkering, she left New York on 21 January 1919 bound for Gibraltar, where she was to await further orders.

Still carrying her flour, *Willimantic* arrived at Gibraltar on 7 February 1919, but remained there only briefly because she immediately received orders to get underway for Fiume on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. She reached Fiume on 18 February 1919 and unloaded her flour, which was used to relieve hunger in Eastern Europe in the aftermath of World War I.

After almost a month at Fiume, *Willimantic* left on 12 March 1919 for Gibraltar loaded only with water for ballast. From Gibraltar she proceeded to the Azores and then to New York City, where she arrived on 13 April 1919.

*Willimantic* was decommissioned at New York on 21 April 1919. The Navy transferred her back to the US Shipping Board the same day. Once again *Willimantic*, she remained in the custody of the Shipping Board and its successor, the United States Maritime Commission.

## United Kingdom service and loss

Early in 1941 during World War II *Willimantic* was transferred to the UK MoWT, who placed her under the management of Lamport and Holt Line.The British crew signed on in Baltimore. She sailed on 30 July 1941 for repairs in New York then with cargo to Bassra and Abidjan then to Mozambique and South Africa. Willimantic sailed for Calcutta from Calcutta she sailed for Rangoon with a cargo of coal for the rice mills of Bessian in Burma. She was in Rangoon in early 1942 when the Japanese invaded, she escaped to Calcutta leaving without Charts orders or Pilot. From Calcutta she sailed to Colombo and then to South Africa. Leaving Cape Town May 1942. In the early hours of 24 June 1942 about 700 miles southeast of Bermuda, German submarine *U-156* opened fire on *Willimantic* with her 10.5 cm (4.1 in) deck gun. According to *Willimantic*'s Second Officer, BM Metcalf, a shell blew away *Willimantic*'s radio room and part of her chart room, killing her two radio operators. Then a shell destroyed the 2.5-inch (6.4 cm) DEMS gun on *Willimantic*'s poop.

After further shellfire the cargo ship caught fire amidships and her Master, LE Everett, gave the order to abandon ship. A shell hit the two port lifeboats as they were being lowered, destroying them. The Third Officer and an able seaman were killed and another AB suffered a shrapnel head-wound. In total six members of the ship's complement were killed. Survivors got clear of the ship in the two starboard lifeboats.

*U-156*'s commander, Werner Hartenstein, took Captain Everett prisoner, gave Second Officer Metcalf a chart and left the two surviving lifeboats under the command of Metcalf and the First Officer, M Delaney. Metcalf had his crew rig a sail and set course south-southwest for Antigua, about 800 miles away. Delaney at first headed west and then turned south. *U-156* then proceeded to sink *Willimantic* with further shellfire.

In Metcalf's boat were 16 survivors including two DEMS gunners. After six days they sighted a 6,778 GRT Norwegian motor ship, *Tamerlane*. Metcalf signalled her with flares and the Norwegian replied by Aldis lamp. *Tamerlane* rescued the occupants of Metcalf's boat and altered course to search for Delaney's boat, which Metcalf estimated to be about 20 miles north-northeast. But *Tamerlane* received a warning of enemy submarines in the area, and reluctantly called off the search. Seven days later *Tamerlane* landed Metcalf's survivors at Rio de Janeiro.

In Delaney's boat were 15 survivors including one DEMS gunner. 12 days after the sinking they reached Saint Martin in the Lesser Antilles.

*U-156* landed Captain Everett at Lorient. He spent the rest of the war interned at Marlag und Milag Nord in northern Germany. In total 32 of *Willimantic*'s 38 complement survived.

## InfoBox

| *Willimantic* being launched as a merchant cargo ship at the Todd Drydock and Construction Company at Seattle, Washington, on 29 May 1918 with her bow heavily decorated and the tug *Prosper*, of Seattle, standing by. | |
| --- | --- |
| History | |
| United States | |
| Name | USS *Willimantic* |
| Builder | Todd Drydock and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington |
| Launched | 29 May 1918 |
| Completed | October 1918 |
| Acquired | 2 November 1918 |
| Commissioned | 2 November 1918 |
| Decommissioned | 21 April 1919 |
| Fate | Transferred to US Shipping Board 21 April 1919 |
| Notes | In US Shipping Board and US Maritime Commission custody 1919–1942. |
| History | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | SS *Willimantic* |
| Operator | Lamport and Holt Line for MoWT |
| Acquired | early 1942 |
| Out of service | 24 June 1942 |
| Fate | Sunk by shellfire |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Cargo ship |
| Tonnage | * 4,857 GRT * 4,437 tonnage under deck * 2,992 NRT |
| Displacement | 10,690 long tons (10,862 t) normal |
| Length | 396 ft 0 in (120.70 m) |
| Beam | 53 ft 0 in (16.15 m) waterline |
| Draft | 24 ft (7.3 m) aft |
| Decks | 2 |
| Installed power | 339 NHP |
| Propulsion | triple-expansion engine |
| Speed | 10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) |
| Complement | * 52 in US Navy service * 38 in UK merchant service |
| Sensors and <br>processing systems | Submarine signalling |


title: USS Manley (DD-74)

abstract: USS Manley (DD-74/AG-28/APD-1), a Caldwell-class destroyer, served in the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named for Captain John Manley (c.1733–1793). Manley was laid down on 22 August 1916 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 23 August 1917; sponsored by Miss Dorothy S. Sewall; and commissioned on 15 October 1917. She was redesignated DD-74 on 17 July 1920.

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# USS Manley (DD-74)

**USS *Manley* (DD-74/AG-28/APD-1)**, a *Caldwell*-class destroyer, served in the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named for Captain John Manley (c.17331793).

*Manley* was laid down on 22 August 1916 by the Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine; launched on 23 August 1917; sponsored by Miss Dorothy S. Sewall; and commissioned on 15 October 1917. She was redesignated **DD-74** on 17 July 1920.

## World War I

After fitting out in Boston Navy Yard, *Manley* sailed in company with Battleship Division Nine on 25 November 1917 to join the convoy escort and patrol forces based at Queenstown, Ireland. On the morning of 19 March 1918, while *Manley* escorted a convoy, she rolled against the British auxiliary cruiser HMS *Montagua*, which caused the accidental detonation of *Manley'*s depth charges. Her stern was practically destroyed, and 33 enlisted men as well as her executive officer, Lt. Comdr. Richard M. Elliot Jr., were killed in the subsequent explosion. Fragments pierced two 50-US-gallon (190 L; 42 imp gal) drums of gasoline and two tanks containing 100 US gallons (380 L; 83 imp gal) of alcohol. The leaking fluids caught fire as they ran along the deck and enveloped the ship in flames which were not extinguished until late that night.

Then the *Aubrietia*-class sloop HMS *Tamarisk* edged up to the shattered destroyer and unsuccessfully tried to put a towline on board. *Manley* remained adrift until British tugs *Blazer* and *Cartmel* took her in tow after daylight on 20 March. She reached Queenstown at dusk the following day with more than 70 feet (21 m) of her hull awash or completely under water.

## Inter-war years

*Manley* completed repairs in Liverpool and sailed on 22 December 1918 for operations along the eastern seaboard of the United States. She got underway on 11 April 1919 to join U.S. Naval Forces in the Adriatic Sea transporting passengers, carrying mail, and performing diplomatic missions. In June 1919 she began carrying, mail and members of the U.S. Food Commission among Turkish ports in the Black Sea. The destroyer returned from the Mediterranean to New York on 1 August 1919 and decommissioned at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 14 June 1922.

The destroyer recommissioned on 1 May 1930 for service as an experimental torpedo-firing ship at Newport, Rhode Island. On 19 August 1930 she joined the Scouting Fleet in battle practice along the eastern seaboard and in the Caribbean. She performed similar duty on the coast of California out of San Diego during 1932. She returned to the Atlantic early in 1933 for operations which continued until she sailed for the Panama Canal Zone on 10 September 1935 and joined the Special Service Squadron that patrolled the Caribbean.

*Manley* sailed for Norfolk, Virginia on 1 February 1937 to join DesRon 10 in training midshipmen. On 26 October 1937 she sailed from Boston, Massachusetts with *Claxton* (DD-140) to serve with Squadron 40-T in protecting American interests in the Mediterranean during the Spanish Civil War. She operated principally from Villefranche, Naples, Algiers, and Tangiers until she departed Gibraltar on 29 October 1938, arriving Norfolk on 11 November 1938. Reclassified a miscellaneous auxiliary on 28 November, she was redesignated **AG-28**.

## As an auxiliary and high-speed transport

*Manley* was outfitted as a high-speed transport in the New York Navy Yard by 7 February 1939. Her first marine landing force drill was carried out on 21 February when she landed marines in Target Bay, Culebra Island in the first of many landing exercises on the Virginia and North Carolina beaches and in the Caribbean that would prove of great benefit to the United States in the vast overseas conflict then just over the horizon. *Manley* briefly visited the California coast in the spring of 1940 for marine landing force drills off Coronado Roads. Back in the Atlantic, *Manley* was officially designated the Navy's first high-speed transport on 2 August 1940 when she became **APD-1**.

## World War II

At dusk on 11 April 1942, she picked up 290 survivors from the torpedoed merchant passenger steamer SS *Ulysses*, and landed them at Charleston, South Carolina the following day. On 13 July 1942 *Manley* transited the Panama Canal for duty with the Pacific Fleet. Touching the Society and Fiji Islands, she reached Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides on 14 August, and loaded special cargo for Guadalcanal, invaded only one week earlier.

Carrying bombs, ammunition, and gasoline, *Manley* and *Stringham* (DD-83) got underway on 16 August. After exchanging their cargo for wounded marines, they returned to Espiritu Santo on the 19th. *Manley* was ordered to take torpedoed *Blue* (DD-387) in tow for Tulagi harbor before nightfall. Since a Japanese surface force was approaching, it was necessary to scuttle the destroyer. *Manley* took 99 survivors on board. Only two hours of fuel remained when the ship made it back to Espiritu Santo on the 26th.

Ordered to cut out all topside weight on the ship, her crew removed everything not essential to survival, painted the ship jungle green and covered her with camouflage nets. Thus arrayed, the high-speed transport made another trip to Guadalcanal on 3 September 1942. After *Little* (APD-4) and *Gregory* (APD-3) were sunk on the night of 5 September, she rescued five survivors the next morning.

On 8 September 1942 *Manley* took part in a surprise landing on Taivu Point, Guadalcanal, by the 1st Marine Raider Battalion. The leathernecks were put ashore at 05:00, and were reinforced by paramarines from *Manley* at 11:30. During the operation she bombarded Tasimboko village. The raid was a great success, and played an important role in final victory. Stores, ammunition, and equipment were destroyed and many 75 mm guns were pulled off into deep water by Higgins boats. Larger guns were dynamited, and their ammunition sunk. Reembarkation was completed by 18:30, and *Manley* returned to Lunga Point to put the raiders ashore.

As she was unloading, the shore station ordered her to clear out at highest speed, since a raid by Japanese heavy units was expected momentarily. With 200 marines, including wounded and dead, on board, she hoisted all boats and headed out Lengo Channel with *McKean* (DD-90) at 21:10. *Manley* had fuel for only one day's operations and so returned to Tulagi the next day. Taking on enough fuel to reach Espiritu Santo, she was routed onward for voyage repairs at Nouméa, New Caledonia.

A company of marine raiders came on board on 31 October 1942 with orders to establish a beachhead at Aola Bay, Guadalcanal. Task Force 65 (TF 65) put the marines ashore on 4 November 1942, and troops from *Manley* and *McKean* reinforced them on the 8th.

The versatile fighting ship left Nouméa on 20 November 1942 carrying six torpedoes, towing two PT boats, and escorting SS *Pomona* to Espiritu Santo. Here she embarked another company of raiders and sailed for Lunga Point, Guadalcanal where the raiders debarked. The PT boats and torpedoes were then delivered to Tulagi, Solomon Islands. In the following months, the high-speed transport was constantly engaged in the risky business of running supplies into Guadalcanal and escorting other ships through the dangerous Solomons.

*Manley* arrived at San Francisco, California on 12 June 1943 for overhaul at Hunters Point Navy Yard. Then, on 1 August 1943, *Manley* set sail for Hawaii. From Pearl Harbor, the veteran four-piper escorted a convoy south to Funafuti to resume her former duties in the Solomon Islands.

*Manley* arrived at Pearl Harbor on 14 December 1943 and joined the V Amphibious Corps to prepare for Operation Flintlock, the invasion of the Marshall Islands. She sortied on 22 January 1944 with TF 52. On the 30th she and *Overton* (DD-239) were detached to make a dawn strike on Carter and Cecil Islands of Kwajalein Atoll. All boats and troops were launched shortly before sunrise on 31 January 1944, and by 09:00 reported that they had killed 13 of the enemy on the island at a cost of one American killed and one wounded.

The two high-speed transports were ordered to land 7th Cavalry Regiment reconnaissance troops on Bennett Islands before dawn on 5 February, and *Manley* was designated fire support ship. The area was well-covered, and the operation went off on schedule.

Three days later *Manley* got underway as part of a transport screen for Hawaii, arriving Pearl Harbor on the 15th to train Army troops for future landings.

On 30 May *Manley* joined Task Group 52.15 (TG 52.15) and departed for the invasion of Saipan. The high-speed transports arrived off Saipan on the night of 14 June and landed their marines on established beaches south of Garapan on 16 June. Thereafter, except for a trip to Eniwetok for supplies and night harassing fire on Tinian Town and airports on the nights of 9, 12, and 18 July *Manley* operated in the transport screen until 22 July. She returned to Eniwetok on the 22nd and, after a trip to Kwajalein, sailed to Pearl Harbor, arriving on 9 August, she began preparations for the next operation.

On 10 September *Manley* took on board 50 tons of explosives, slated as reserves for underwater demolition team work in the proposed invasion of Yap. She left Pearl Harbor on the 15th and proceeded via Eniwetok to Manus, Admiralty Islands. There word arrived that the operation against Yap had been canceled and that the forces assembled would strike Leyte in the Philippines. *Manley* was then assigned to the bombardment and fire support group which arrived in Leyte Gulf early on 18 October.

After entering Leyte Gulf, *Manley* was assigned screening stations off the southern transport area at Dulag. On the 19th she picked up casualties from *Ross* (DD-563), and transferred them to *Pennsylvania* (BB-38). After marking a navigational buoy during the early morning hours of the 20th, she headed toward Hollandia with TransDiv 28, on the evening of 21 October.

En route, part of the convoy, including *Manley*, was diverted to Seeadler Harbor, Manus, Admiralty Islands, and anchored there on the 27th. After an escort trip to New Guinea, *Manley* returned to Seeadler Harbor. In mid-December, she shifted to Noemfoor Island for tactical exercises and training for the liberation of Luzon.

*Manley* sailed on 4 January 1945 as part of a reinforcement group for the landings at Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, landing her embarked troops on the 11th. Two days later she left Lingayen, escorting an LST convoy which anchored in Leyte Gulf on 18 January.

*Manley* was one of four high-speed transports assigned to an assault landing at Nasugbu, Luzon, on 31 January. With elements of the 11th Airborne Division, *Manley* arrived at Nasugbu Bay on 31 January and landed troops in two waves without resistance. That afternoon *Manley* returned to Leyte. She proceeded to Mindoro for fueling, and then escorted a convoy to Subic Bay.

To block retreat by the Japanese into Bataan, *Manley* with TransDiv 100 and six LCI(L)'s, put some 700 assault troops ashore at Mariveles on 15 February 1945. On the 17th, she landed troops on Corregidor. Hidden gun emplacements shelled her boats, sinking one and wounding an Army officer, but the landings succeeded. That evening the transport returned to Subic Bay.

On 2 April the transport joined the screen of escort aircraft carriers loaded with the first land-based planes to be sent to Okinawa. The first section of the task group launched planes to land on Okinawa on 7 April 1945. The following day *Manley's* task group closed the islands to launch the remainder of the aircraft for landing strips on that bitterly contested "last stepping stone" to Japan. *Manley* dropped depth charges on a submarine contact during the launch. Then she protected escort carriers *White Plains* (CVE-66) and *Hollandia* (CVE-97) to Guam.

## 1945 and the end of the war

*Manley* arrived at San Diego on 23 May for overhaul. She was reclassified **DD-74** on 25 June 1945 and sailed on 24 July for the Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, where she was fitted with a catapult for target drones. As she was helping train gunners to meet Kamikaze attacks, the war ended and *Manley* departed the Hawaiian Islands on 26 September for San Diego, then via the Panama Canal to Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, where she decommissioned on 19 November 1945.

Her name was struck from the Navy list on 5 December 1945; and she was sold for scrapping to the Northern Metal Company, Philadelphia, on 26 November 1946.

## Awards

*This article incorporates text from the public domain* Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships*. The entry can be found here.*

1. "Casualties of the United States Navy and Coast Guard". Retrieved 19 February 2023.
2. "Casualties: US Navy and Marine Corps Personnel Killed and Injured in Selected Accidents and Other Incidents Not Directly the Result of Enemy Action". Naval History and Heritage Command. 3 November 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

## InfoBox

|  | |
| --- | --- |
| History | |
| United States | |
| Name | *Manley* |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works |
| Laid down | 22 August 1916 |
| Launched | 23 August 1917 |
| Commissioned | 15 October 1917 |
| Decommissioned | 14 June 1922 |
| Recommissioned | 1 May 1930 |
| Decommissioned | 19 November 1945 |
| Reclassified | * DD-74 (Destroyer), 17 July 1920 * AG-28 (Miscellaneous Auxiliary), 28 November 1938 * APD-1 (High-speed Transport), 2 August 1940 * DD-74, 25 June 1945 |
| Stricken | 5 December 1945 |
| Honors and<br>awards | 5 battle stars & Navy Unit Commendation (World War II) |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping, 26 November 1946 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | *Caldwell*-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,125 long tons (1,143 ) |
| Length | 315 ft 6 in (96.16 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft 3 in (9.53 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft 1 in (2.46 m) |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Complement | 100 officers and enlisted |
| Armament |  |


title: USS Du Pont (DD-152)

abstract: USS Du Pont (DD–152) was a Wickes-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II, later reclassified as AG-80. She was the second ship named for Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont.

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# USS Du Pont (DD-152)

**USS *Du Pont* (DD–152)** was a *Wickes*-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II, later reclassified as **AG-80**. She was the second ship named for Rear Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont.

## Construction and commissioning

*Du Pont* was launched 22 October 1918 by William Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Building Company, Philadelphia; sponsored by Miss C. S. Du Pont, great-grandniece of Rear Admiral Du Pont; and commissioned 30 April 1919.

## Service history

*Du Pont* sailed from Newport 6 May 1919 to patrol off the Azores during the historic first transatlantic airplane flight, made by Navy seaplanes, then visited Brest, France, before returning to New York 15 June. She sailed 10 July for the Mediterranean and on the 27th reported to Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, European Waters, at Constantinople, Turkey. She carried mail and passengers in connection with relief in eastern Europe, and investigated conditions in Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, and Greece. Returning to New York 21 July 1920, she was placed in reserve and operated with 50 percent of her complement in training duty along the Atlantic coast until placed out of commission at Philadelphia 19 April 1922.

Recommissioned 1 May 1930, *Du Pont* operated along the east coast and in the Caribbean, in practice and exercises and on reserve training cruises. Between 13 March and 29 March 1931 she escorted *Arizona* with President H. C. Hoover embarked for visits to Ponce, Puerto Rico, and St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, then returned to tactical exercises with the fleet and occasional duty as a plane guard.

Between 9 January and 22 October 1932, *Du Pont* cruised to the west coast, returning to Norfolk to join Rotating Reserve Squadron 19. She operated from Boston training Naval Reservists until assigned temporary duty on patrol off Cuba from September 1933 until February 1934.

On 15 August 1934, *Du Pont* returned to active commission. She left Charleston, South Carolina, 15 September, served as target vessel and plane guard in the Caribbean, then arrived at San Diego 9 November. Based there she served in training and tactical development with the fleet, cruising to Alaskan waters and Pearl Harbor on a problem during 29 April 1935  10 June 1935. She sailed from the west coast 27 April 1936 for the annual fleet problem held that year in the Canal Zone, then transited the Panama Canal, and arrived at Jacksonville, Florida, 7 June for Naval Reserve training duty along the east coast. Arriving at Philadelphia Navy Yard 29 September 1936, *Du Pont* was placed out of commission 14 January 1937.

### World War II

With the outbreak of war in Europe, *Du Pont* was recommissioned 16 October 1939 for duty on the Neutrality Patrol. She patrolled along the east coast, trained reservists, and spent several periods training with submarines out of New London. Between 7 July 1941 and 26 February 1942, she escorted five vital convoys to NS Argentia, Newfoundland, and Iceland, continuing escort and antisubmarine patrol duty in the Atlantic as far north as Argentia and south to the Caribbean. *Du Pont*, 15 March 1942, rescued 30 survivors from a torpedoed merchantman. From 8 May 1942 to 19 January 1943, she guarded convoys from New York and Norfolk to Key West and Guantanamo Bay.

After overhaul, *Du Pont* returned to the Caribbean to escort tanker convoys between Aruba, Netherlands West Indies, and Guantanamo Bay until 17 May 1943 when she sailed from Aruba to the Mediterranean. She arrived at Algiers, Algeria, 1 June, and put into Casablanca 5 days later. The destroyer sailed on 9 June for New York in the escort for *Card*, rescuing four men from downed aircraft during hunter-killer operations en route. She arrived at New York 6 July.

Between 17 July and 12 September 1943, *Du Pont* made two voyages to the United Kingdom on convoy escort duty. On 25 September, she sailed from Norfolk for an antisubmarine patrol with a hunter-killer group centered on *Card*. On 6 October she joined the screen for *Bogue* during exercises in Casco Bay and Long Island Sound. The group sailed from Norfolk 14 November to give close support to a Gibraltar-bound convoy. On the return passage one of *Bogue*'s planes sighted and bombed surfaced *U-172*, 12 December. *Du Pont* and *George E. Badger* continued the attack, driving the submarine to the surface on the morning of the following day. The destroyers opened fire and after the submarine's conning tower exploded, rescued 46 survivors including the captain as *U-172* sank in 26°19′N 29°58′W / 26.317°N 29.967°W / 26.317; -29.967. *Du Pont* shared in the Presidential Unit Citation awarded the *Bogue* task group for distinguished success in operations against submarines.

*Du Pont* escorted a convoy to Gibraltar and back to Boston between 25 January and 9 March 1944, and then returned to escort duty in the Caribbean. She left Norfolk 11 June in the screen of *Albemarle* sailing by way of Casablanca to Avonmouth, England, arriving 28 June. *Du Pont* returned to Boston 13 July with *Albemarle* who was carrying casualties from the Normandy invasion.

"Du Pont" was based in Norfolk during September 1944 when she sailed for anti-submarine duties off Cape Hatteras. She was caught in the Great Hurricane of 1944, which resulted in the loss of USS *Warrington*, USCGC *Jackson* and USCGC *Bedloe*. "Du Pont" survived the hurricane, but was heavily damaged. She limped into Charleston Navy Yard where it was determined that "Du Pont" would be reclassified as an auxiliary, AG-80.

## Convoys escorted

| Convoy | Escort Group | Dates | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HX 153 |  | 7-13 Oct 1941 | from Newfoundland to Iceland prior to US declaration of war |
| ON 28 |  | 25 Oct – 3 Nov 1941 | from Iceland to Newfoundland prior to US declaration of war |
| HX 161 |  | 23-25 Nov 1941 | from Newfoundland to Iceland prior to US declaration of war |
| ON 43 |  | 11-15 Dec 1941 | from Iceland to Newfoundland |
| HX 172 |  | 28 Jan-2 Feb Feb 1942 | from Newfoundland to Iceland |
| ON 65 |  | 12-19 Feb 1942 | from Iceland to Newfoundland |

## Auxiliary service

After overhaul and refresher training, *Du Pont* put into Charleston Navy Yard 16 September 1944 to undergo conversion to an auxiliary vessel. Reclassified **AG-80**, 25 September 1944, she sailed from Charleston 9 October and arrived at Key West 2 days later to act as target ship for Fleet Air Wing 5. She rescued two downed aviators 24 November and 2 days later, transferred her doctor to a Norwegian merchantman to render emergency treatment. She continued to serve off Florida aiding aviation training until 1 April 1946 when she arrived at Boston. *Du Pont* was decommissioned 2 May 1946 and sold 12 March 1947.

## Awards

In addition to the Presidential Unit Citation awarded to TG 21.13, *Du Pont* received three battle stars for World War II service.

## InfoBox

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| History | |
| United States | |
| Name | USS *Du Pont* (DD-152) |
| Namesake | Samuel Francis Du Pont |
| Builder | William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Yard number | 467 |
| Laid down | 2 May 1918 |
| Launched | 22 October 1918 |
| Commissioned | 30 April 1919 |
| Decommissioned | 19 April 1922 |
| Recommissioned | 1 May 1930 |
| Decommissioned | 14 January 1937 |
| Commissioned | 16 October 1939 |
| Decommissioned | 2 May 1946 |
| Reclassified | Miscellaneous auxiliary, **AG-80**, 25 September 1944 |
| Stricken | 5 June 1946 |
| Honors and<br>awards |  |
| Fate | Sold for scrapping 12 March 1947 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | *Wickes*-class destroyer |
| Displacement | 1,090 tons |
| Length | 314 ft 5 in (95.83 m) |
| Beam | 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft 8 in (2.64 m) |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h) |
| Complement | 101 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | 4 × 4 in (102 mm)/50 guns, 2 × 3 in (76 mm)/23 guns, 4 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes |