page_title: USS Pringle (DD-477)
hierarchical_section_title: USS Pringle (DD-477)
caption_attribution_description: The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Pringle (DD-477) underway sometime in December 1942, location unknown. Note that she is fitted with a catapult, which replaced the after torpedo tubes and No. 3 gun turret. Note also that the forward turrets have their top hatches open.
context_page_description: USS Pringle (DD-477), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral Joel R. P. Pringle.
  Pringle was laid down by the Charleston Navy Yard, on 31 July 1941; launched on 2 May 1942, sponsored by Mrs. John D. H. Kane; and commissioned on 15 September 1942, with Lieutenant Commander Harold O. Larson in command.
context_section_description: USS Pringle (DD-477), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy named for Vice Admiral Joel R. P. Pringle (1873–1932).
  Pringle was laid down by the Charleston Navy Yard, on 31 July 1941; launched on 2 May 1942, sponsored by Mrs. John D. H. Kane; and commissioned on 15 September 1942, with Lieutenant Commander Harold O. Larson in command.
caption: USS Pringle (DD-477) December 1942, with unique catapult and aircraft, and 5 inch (127 mm) guns trained to port.
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