USS Dunlap ( DD - 384 ) USS " Dunlap " ( DD – 384 ) was a " Mahan " - class destroyer in the United States Navy before and during World War II . She was named after Brigadier General Robert H . Dunlap , USMC . History . " Dunlap " was launched 18 April 1936 by United Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corporation , New York , New York ; sponsored by Mrs . Katherine Wood Dunlap , widow of Brigadier General Dunlap ; and commissioned 12 June 1937 , Commander A . E . Schrader in command . " Dunlap " operated along the east coast on training duty , and in June 1938 served as 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 home port . World War II . On 7 December 1941 , during the attack on Pearl Harbor , " Dunlap " was at sea bound for Pearl Harbor with TF 8 after ferrying planes to Wake Island . She entered Pearl Harbor next day and patrolled in the Hawaiian area until 11 January 1942 when she sortied with TF 8 for air strikes on the Marshal Islands , returning 5 February . After taking part in the raid on Wake Island of 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 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 to the 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 was sent with five other destroyers to intercept a Japanese force carrying reinforcements to Kolombangara . In the resulting Battle of Vella Gulf , a night torpedo action , the task group sank three Japanese destroyers and drove the fourth back to its base at Buin . Despite the heavy action , they suffered no damage themselves . 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 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 , 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 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 " Baltimore " ( CA - 68 ) carrying President Franklin D . Roosevelt for conferences and inspections with top Pacific commanders of Pearl Harbor and Alaskan bases . Detached from this task group at Seattle 12 August , " Dunlap " returned to Pearl Harbor . She sailed 1 September , bombarded 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 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 38 . 1 in its attacks of 25 and 26 October on the enemy fleeing after the decisive Battle for Leyte Gulf . " Dunlap " arrived at Ulithi 29 October for patrol duty and took part in the daring bombardments on Iwo Jima in November and December 1944 and January 1945 . She returned to Iwo Jima 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 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 " .