USS Corry (DD-334) was a United States Navy launched and commissioned in 1921. Overview Corry was launched on 28 March 1921 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco; sponsored by Mrs. S. W. Corry; commissioned on 25 May 1921 and reported to the Pacific Fleet. Corry cruised on the west coast on a varied operating schedule. She joined in fleet maneuvers, cruises from Alaska to the Caribbean, development and tests of sonic depth finders, antiaircraft gunnery, aircraft rescue and plane guard rehearsals. In July 1923 she joined to serve as escort for President Warren G. Harding embarked in for a cruise to Alaskan and Canadian waters (during which President Harding came down with his last illness). She rejoined her division to participate in the American Legion convention at San Francisco in October 1923. On 8–9 September 1924, she embarked Secretary of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur for a visit to Mare Island Navy Yard. From 28 August to 9 September 1925 she served as station ship during nonstop airplane flight from Hawaii to San Francisco. In December 1929 Corry entered the San Diego Destroyer Base to prepare for decommissioning. She was towed to Mare Island Navy Yard and decommissioned 24 April 1930. She was stripped and sold for salvage 18 October 1930 in accordance with the terms of the London Treaty for the limitation of naval armament. After being partially dismantled at the Mare Island Navy Yard, ex-USS Corry's remains, consisting of most of her hull and a small portion of her superstructure, were sold. Taken a short distance up the Napa River, about a mile from Mare Island, she was later abandoned where she lay. Naming USS Corry was the first of three ships to be named after the late Lieutenant Commander William M. Corry, Jr. of (Naval Aviator #23). LCDR Corry was a recipient of the Navy Cross and most notably the Medal of Honor. History When the US declared war on the belligerents of World War I, it was necessary to create and implement a program to build destroyers in order to combat Germany's submarine fleet. The program that was applied to supplement the fleet of Lexington-class battlecruisers and Omaha-Class scout cruisers already being built by the United States Navy. The new fleet of destroyers being constructed would serve as high speed scouts, flank support, and observation platforms for convoys. Three classes of these destroyers were created, the