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BB-40 New Mexico
United States Navy battleship
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
New Mexico 1915/10/14
New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, N.Y.
1918/04/23 1918/05/20 1947/10/13
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41: Ms 12, 42-43: Ms 21, 44/11-45/02?: Ms 32/6b, 45/02: Ms 21-?
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     AtlFlt/BatDiv3 Casco Bay   114 
42/01/31       joinPac-San Francisco Bay  
42/08 42/12/06     P.H.   66 
42/12/06 43/03/22     escort transport P.H.>Fiji, patrols in South Pacific, return to P.H.   66 
43/02/02 43/02/04   69 Esp. Santo   66 
43/02/04 43/02/1?   18     66 
43/05/22 43/06 Landcr 51.1 land Attu   81 
43/07 43/07/17     sail P.H. > Adak   66 
43/07/17     16 Adak   66 
43/07/22     16.12/BatDiv3/GF shell Kiska   85 
43/08/28 43/09/04?     sail from Adak to Bremerton   81 
43/09/04? 43/10     Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - refit   66 
43/10/19 43/10/25     sail from San Pedro, Cal. to P.H. (with New Mexico, Mississippi)   81 
43/11/20 43/12/05 Galvan 52.2.2/BatDiv3/UF     66 
43/12/29       P.H.   88 
44/01/12 44/02/07 Flint 52.8.3/BatDiv3/UF     66 
44/03     36/BatDiv3 land Emirau   70 
44/03/20     36/BatDiv3 land Emirau: shell Kavieng   70 
44/04/23 44/04/29     sail from Efate to Sydney (with Pennsylvania and Idaho)   81 
44/04/29 44/05/1?     Sydney   66  81 
44/05       Solomons   66 
44/05/10 44/06/02   BatDiv3 Efate - training   66 
44/05/29 44/07 Forage 52.10/FSU7    
44/06/03 44/07/21 Forage 53.5/BatDiv3    
44/08 44/10/21     PSNY - overhaul   66 
44/10/25       P.H.   66 
44/11/22 44/12/02 King2 77.2    
44/12/12 44/12/17 Love3 77.12.1 land Mindoro   70  66 
44/12/30   Mike1 77.2.1/BatDiv3/UF,DF     66  105 
45/01/06   Mike1 77.2.1/BatDiv3/UF,DF damage(kami)-heavy (16-20N, 120-10E) - 30 KIA, 87 WIA   66  105  85
45/02 45/03/09     P.H. - repairs   66 
45/03/05 45/05/28 Iceber 54.1/FSU5    
45/03/05 45/05/28 Iceber 54.5    
45/03/09 45/03/19     sail with Wilkes and Nicholson from P.H. to Eniwetok > Ulithi   66 
45/03/22 45/05/28 Iceber 50/FF(od 44/03/31)    
45/04/12   Iceber 54.1/FSU5 damage(friendly fire) 7 nm NW of Zampa Misaki, Okinawa (26-31N, 127-37E)   85 
45/05/03   Iceber 54.1/FSU5 damaging by accidental 40mm fire AK Sea Flasher   85 
45/05/12   Iceber 54.1/FSU5 damage(kami) off Zampa Misaki (26-22N, 127-43E) - 54 KIA, 119 WIA   66  85 
45/05/28 45/06     sail to Leyte for repairs   66 
45/06/0? 45/08/16     San Pedro Bay, Leyte   66 
45/06/04 45/06/07     sail Guam > Leyte escorted by Patterson   66  69 
45/08/16       sail to Okinawa to join occupation force   66 
45/08/27       entered Sagami Wan   66 
45/08/28 45/09/09     Tokio Bay   66 
45/09/02       Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony   81 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 6 Battle Stars
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