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DD-219 Edsall
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Clemson
William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding, Philadelphia,
1920/07/29 1920/11/26 1942/03/01
sunk
Namesake: seaman Edsall
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     AsiaFlt/DesRon29/DesDiv57 Balikpapan, Borneo   81 
41/12/08 41/12/10   AsiaFlt/DesRon29/DesDiv57 sail to Singapore   66 
41/12/10 41/12/11   AsiaFlt/DesRon29/DesDiv57 rescue from force Z   66 
41/12/14 41/12/15   AsiaFlt/DesRon29/DesDiv57 sail Singapore > Surabaya   66 
42/01     5/DesRon29/DesDiv57    
42/01/20       sinking/share (CM Deloraine - RAN) I-124 in Clarence Strait   66 
42/01/23       damaged(own depth charges) attacking submarine contact in Howard Channel, off Darwin   66  85 
42/02/26 42/02/27     escort -lifeguard from sunk Langley  
42/02/28       Christmas Is - bring crew from Langley  
42/02/28       escort -transports  
42/03/01       sunk(Hiei, Kirishima, Tone, CIkuma, Akagi, Sorju) S of Java (14-30S, 106-30E)  

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 14-30S, 106-30E
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 2 Battle Stars
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