>From the "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships," 

(1969) Vol. 4. p.464.





MYERS





	Merton Bernell Myers was born 15 January 1921 in Long 

Island City, N.Y., and enlisted in the Navy 23 August 1939 

at Indianapolis, Ind.  As machinist’s mate first class, he 

was serving in destroyer EBERLE (DD-430) when, on 10 March 

1943, his ship intercepted German blockade runner KARIN in 

the South Atlantic.  Myers volunteered for the boarding 

party which valiantly tried to save KARIN from demolition 

charges set by her crew.  All efforts were to no avail; 

after helping his shipmates to escape the sinking death 

trap, Myers was killed in a violent explosion.  For his 

gallant sacrifice, he was posthumously awarded the Silver 

Star.





APD-105

Displacement:  1,650 t.

Length:  306'

Beam:  37'

Draft:  12’7”

Speed:  24 k.

Complement:  204

Armament:  1 5"; 6 40mm

Class:  CROSLEY



	MYERS (DE-595) was laid down 15 January 1944 by 

Bethlehem-Hingham Shipyards, Inc., Hingham, Mass.; launched 

15 February 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Ralph W. Myers, mother 

of Machinist's Mate First Class Myers; reclassified APD-105 

on 17 July 1944; and commissioned 26 March 1945, Lt. Donald 

H. Petterson, USNR, in command.



	After shakedown off Cuba, MYERS returned to Norfolk, 

where she trained officers and men assigned to new APDs.  

After a period of refresher training in the Caribbean, she 

proceeded to Newport, R. I., to train prospective crews for 

new carriers and cruisers.  She continued operations along 

the east coast until decommissioning 13 January 1947 and 

entering the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Green Cove Springs, 

Fla.  She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register 1 June 

1960; converted to a floating power plant and sold to 

Colombia.



	[Reduced to a power hulk, the former MYERS was sold to 

Colombia in January 1962.  She is mentioned in “Jane’s 

Fighting Ships” from volumes 1962-63 through 1966-67.



K. Jack Bauer and Stephen S. Roberts, “Register of Ships of 

the U. S. Navy, 1775-1990,” p.234.]





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