Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

DD-432 USS Kearny

The first US casualty of the Battle of the Atlantic, Kearny was torpedoed by U-568 on 17 October 1941

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(After being torpedoed by U-568 in October 1941)

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Last updated: January 10, 2002

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