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|Ship namesake=[[Robert H. Dunlap]], [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]]
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|Ship builder=[[United Shipyards, Inc.]], [[Staten Island]], [[New York City]]
|Ship laid down=10 April 1935
|Ship launched=18 April 1936 
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|Ship commissioned=12 June 1937
|Ship decommissioned=14 December 1945
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|Ship fate=Sold 31 December 1947
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|Ship class=[[Mahan class destroyer|''Mahan''-class]] [[destroyer]]
|Ship displacement=1,490&nbsp;tons
|Ship length=341&nbsp;ft 4&nbsp;in (104&nbsp;m)
|Ship beam=35&nbsp;ft (10.7&nbsp;m)
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|Ship draft=17&nbsp;ft (5.182&nbsp;m)
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|Ship speed=37&nbsp;knots (69&nbsp;km/h)
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|Ship complement=158 officers and crew
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*1 × Gun Director above bridge,
*5 × [[5"/38 caliber gun|5"(127mm)/38cal DP]] (5x1),
*12 × [[American 21 inch torpedo|21 inch (533 mm)]] T Tubes (3x4),
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*2 × Mk51 Gun Directors,
*4 × [[Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60|Bofors 40 mm AA]] (2x2),
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'''USS ''Dunlap'' (DD–384)''' was a [[Mahan class destroyer|''Mahan''-class]] [[destroyer]] in the [[United States Navy]] before and during [[World War II]]. She was named after [[Brigadier General (United States)|Brigadier General]] [[Robert H. Dunlap]], [[United States Marine Corps|USMC]]. In some references, she is listed as a ''Dunlap''-class destroyer. Captain was Clifton Iverson, who earned the Navy Cross during the [[Battle of Vella Gulf]]

==History==
''Dunlap'' was launched 18 April 1936 by [[United Shipyards, Inc.]], [[New York, New York]]; sponsored by Mrs Katherine Wood Dunlap, widow of Brigadier General Dunlap and commissioned 12 June 1937.

''Dunlap'' operated along the east coast on training duty and in June 1938 served as an escort at [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]] for the MS ''Kungsholm'', carrying the [[Crown Prince]] of [[Sweden]]. On 1 September she got underway for the west coast; except for a cruise to the [[Caribbean]] and east coast for a fleet problem and overhaul in the first 6 months of 1939, ''Dunlap'' served along the west coast until 2 April 1940 when she sailed for [[Pearl Harbor]], her new homeport.

==World War II==
On 7 December 1941, during the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]], ''Dunlap'' was at sea bound for Pearl Harbor with TF&nbsp;8 after ferrying aircraft to [[Wake Island]]. She entered Pearl Harbor the next day and patrolled in the [[Hawaii]]an area until 11 January 1942 when she sortied with TF&nbsp;8 for airstrikes on the [[Marshall Islands]], returning 5 February. After taking part in the raid on Wake Island on 24 February, she continued to patrol in the Hawaiian area until 22 March, then escorted convoys between various ports on the west coast until returning to Pearl Harbor on 22 October 1942.

''Dunlap'' arrived at [[Noumea]], [[New Caledonia]], 5 December 1942 and operated from that base on training and patrol duty and as escort for convoys between, [[Fiji]], [[Tonga]] and [[New Hebrides Islands]] until arriving at [[Guadalcanal]] 30 July 1943 for duty in the [[Solomon Islands]]. On the night of 6/7 August, she along with five other destroyers intercepted a Japanese force carrying reinforcements to [[Kolombangara]]. In the resulting [[Battle of Vella Gulf|battle]], a night torpedo action, the task group sank three Japanese destroyers and drove the fourth back to its base at [[Buin, Papua New Guinea|Buin]], without suffering any damage.

After overhaul at [[San Diego, California]], ''Dunlap'' sailed 23 November 1943 for patrol duty out of [[Adak, Alaska]] until 16 December when she left for Pearl Harbor, arriving 5 days later. She joined the [[United States Fifth Fleet|5th Fleet]] to screen carriers in strikes of the Marshall Islands operations from 19 January to 4 March 1944, then touched at [[Espiritu Santo]] briefly before sailing for [[Fremantle, Western Australia|Fremantle]], [[Australia]], to rendezvous with the [[British Eastern Fleet]]. After training here and at [[Trincomalee]], [[Ceylon]], she took part in the strikes on the [[Soerabaja]] area of [[Java (island)|Java]] on 17 May and next day sailed for Pearl Harbor, arriving 10 June.

''Dunlap'' returned to San Francisco 7 July 1944 to join the screen for [[USS Baltimore (CA-68)|''Baltimore'' (CA-68)]] carrying [[President of the United States|President]] [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] for conferences and inspections with top Pacific commanders of Pearl Harbor and [[Alaska]]n bases. Detached from this task group at Seattle on 12 August, ''Dunlap'' returned to Pearl Harbor. She sailed 1 September, shelled Wake Island 3 September and arrived at [[Saipan]] 12 September for duty with the Marianas Patrol and Escort Group.

''Dunlap'' took part in the bombardment of [[Marcus Island]] on 9 October. On 16 October 1944, she rendezvoused with the [[US 3rd Fleet|3rd Fleet]] units for strikes on [[Luzon]], then supported the landings at Leyte. When the Japanese forces made a three-pronged attack on the [[Philippines]], she was underway for [[Ulithi]] but reversed course to screen TG&nbsp;38.1 in its attacks of 25 and 26 October on the enemy fleeing after the [[Battle for Leyte Gulf]]. ''Dunlap'' arrived at [[Ulithi]] 29 October for patrol duty and took part in bombardments on [[Iwo Jima]] in November and December 1944 and January 1945. She returned to Iwo Jima on 19 March to support its occupation and until the end of the war patrolled to intercept Japanese ships attempting to evacuate the [[Bonins]]. On 19 June she sank an enemy craft attempting to evacuate [[Chichi Jima]], picking up 52 survivors. Japanese officers came on board on 31 August to discuss surrender terms for the [[Bonin Islands]] and returned on 3 September to sign the surrender.

==Fate==
''Dunlap'' sailed for Iwo Jima 19 September 1945, touched at [[San Pedro, California]] and arrived at [[Houston, Texas]], for [[Navy Day]]. She arrived at [[Norfolk, Virginia]] 7 November where she was decommissioned 14 December 1945 and was sold 31 December 1947.

''Dunlap'' received six [[battle stars]] for [[World War II]] service.

As of 2012, no other ship has been named USS ''Dunlap''.

==References==
{{reflist}}
*{{DANFS|http://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/d/dunlap.html}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|USS Dunlap (DD-384)}}
*[http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-d/dd384.htm Naval Historical Centre]
*[http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/pers-us/uspers-d/r-dunlap.htm Brigadier General Robert H. Dunlap], US Navy History.
*http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/384.htm

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