USS Gridley (DD 380): 380), Lead Ship, Wickes Class Destroyer, Clemson United States Navy, World War II, Minesweeper (Ship)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The second USS Gridley (DD-380) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers in the United States Navy. She was named for Charles Vernon Gridley. Gridley fitted out at Boston Navy Yard, and conducted shakedown in the Caribbean area until 27 October 1938, visiting Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Venezuela. She then underwent alterations at the Boston Navy Yard until 13 June 1938, when she departed that port, transited the Panama Canal, and entered San Diego harbor 5 July 1938. Joining Destroyer Division 11, Gridley spent the next months in tactical maneuvers off the coast of California, and 4 January 1939 departed with the Battle Force for combined maneuvers in the Caribbean. She participated in Fleet Problem 20 with the Fleet off Cuba and Haiti, after which she returned to Boston for repairs.

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