USS Micka (DE-176) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. She was sold for scrap in 1967.

Lieutenant Micka lost his life on the fifth run when his plane was hit by antiaircraft fire. He was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously "for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in action as a pilot" during Operation "Torch."

Lieutenant Micka, lost his life on the fifth run when his plane was hit by antiaircraft fire. He was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously "for extraordinary heroism and...

USS Micka (DE-176) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys.

Named for: Edward Micka. Complement: 15 Officers and 201 Enlisted. Displacement: 1240 tons. Length: 306 feet . Beam: 36 feet 10 inches. Flank Speed: 21 knots . Range: 10 800 Nautical Miles. Final Disposition:Sold for scrap 15 May 1967

The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Navy Cross (Posthumously) to Lieutenant, Junior Grade Edward Micka, United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism in operations against the enemy while serving as Pilot of a carrier-based Navy Fighter Plane in Fighting Squadron NINE (VF-9), attached to the U.S.S. RANGER ...

The USS Micka (DE-176) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort laid down on May 3, 1943, and launched on August 22, the same year. It was commissioned on September 23, 1943, under Lt. G. C. Spencer’s command with the hull number DE-176 and served in the U.S. Navy for 3 years until it was decommissioned on June 14, 1946.

16 Apr 1945 USS R-1 (Lt. W.A. Schoenfeld, USN) conducted A/S exercises off Casco Bay, Maine together with USS Straub (Lt.Cdr. J.E. Coie, Jr., USNR), USS Micka (Lt.Cdr. R.T. Reid, USNR), USS Gustafson (Lt.Cdr. A.E. Chambers, USNR) and …

DE-176 USS Micka. Cannon Class Destroyer Escort: Displacement: 1525 tons Length: 308' Beam: 36'8" Draft: 11'8" Speed: 21 knots Armament: 3 3"/50, 3x3 21" torpedo tubes, 1x2 40mm, 8 20mm, 1 hedgehog, 2 depth charge tracks, 8 "K" gun projectors Complement: 15 officers, 201 enlisted Diesel-electric engines with tandem-motor drive, 6,000 h.p.

May 2, 2020 · English: The U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Micka (DE-176) underway, circa in 1944. This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the U.S. Navy, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it …