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DD-226 Peary
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Clemson 1919/09/09
William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding, Philadelphia,
1920/04/06 1920/10/22 1942/02/19
sunk
Namesake: Adm Peary
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 11


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/08     AsiaFlt/DesDiv59 Manila Bay - repairs - damaged   81 
41/12/10       damaged by planes (Takao kokutai, 1st kokutai) in Cavite Navy Yard   85 
41/12/26       damaged by planes (Takao kokutai, 1st kokutai) in Cavite Navy Yard   85 
41/12/28       sail from Campomanes Bay, Negros Is. to Java - attacked by RAAF off Kina, Celebes   66  85 
42/01 42/02/03   5/DesRon29/DesDiv59 Java Sea  
42/01/01 42/02     Port Darwin - ASW patrol duty   66 
42/02/15     5/DesRon29/DesDiv59 escort -convoy Darwin > Java  
42/02/16     5/DesRon29/DesDiv59 attacked(IJNAF) > return to Darwin  
42/02/19       sunk(1StrFor) Darwin (12-30S, 130-50E)   85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 12-30S, 130-50E, 1942/05/08 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 1 Battle Star
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