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AVD-10 Ballard
United States Navy seaplane tender (destroyer)
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| flushdeck - | . . Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Squantum, Mass. | 1918/12/07 | 1919/06/05 | 1946/05/23
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| Namesake: Lt Edward J. Ballard KIA 1813/06/01 onboard Chesapeake during engagement with HMS Shannon | |||||
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| Camouflage: 44: Ms 21, Ms 22, 45: Ms 31/20L | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 41/12/07 | ScoutForPac/PatWing1 | en route from San Diego to Mare Island | 114 | ||
| 42/05 | 42/06 | French Fregate Shoals | 81 | ||
| 42/05/2? | 42/05/29 | sail from P.H.? to Midway with MTBRon1 | 85 | ||
| 42/06/19 | rescued 35 Hirju survivors off Midway | 85 | |||
| 42/07 | escort convoy 4120 from P.H. to Fiji with San Francisco & Laffey | 66 | |||
| 42/11/10 | 42/11/1? | sail from Vanikoro to Vanua Levu > Esp. Santo escorted by Aylwin | 66 | ||
| 43/09/13 | 43/09/16 | Esp. Santo | 88 | ||
| 43/11/07 | 43/12/30 | San Francisco - overhaul | 66 | ||
| 44/01 | 44/05 | San Diego - plane guard duty | 66 | ||
| 44/05/29 | 44/07/03 | Forage | 52.7 | ||
| 44/08/06 | 44/08/11 | Eniwetok | 88 | ||
| 44/09/0? | 44/09/2? | Stale2 | 32? | 66 | |
| 44/12/ | 45/01 | Seattle - overhaul | 66 | ||
| 45/01 | 45/10/01 | San Diego - plane guard duty | 66 | ||