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DD-230 Paul Jones
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Clemson 1919/12/23
William Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding, Philadelphia,
1920/09/30 1921/04/19 1947/10/05
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TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 21, 42-45: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     AsiaFlt/DesRon29/SF Tarakan, Borneo   81 
41/12/21       damaged (sunken object) off Makassar   85 
42/01 42/02/03   5/DesRon29/SF    
42/01/10       rescued surv. - Dutch s/s Camphuijs (sunk by I-158 42/01/09) and Benkoelen (sunk by I-165 42/01/09)   85 
42/01/11       assist (with Van Ghent) damaged AP Liberty Glo 10 miles SW of Lombok Strait   85 
42/01/24     5/DesRon29/SF xBalikp - sinking/share Tacukami M.,Kuretake M. off Balikpapan  
42/02/03     CombStrFor    
42/02/05       damaged(planes - near-miss) off Soembawa Is., rescued survivors from Dutch s/s Tidore   85 
42/02/11 42/02/16   CombStrFor escort convoy Tjilatjip > Koepang,Timor   66 
42/02/27     CombStrFor xJavaS  
42/02/28? 42/03/04     escort AD-9 Black Hawk to Fremantle   66 
42/03/04 42/05/12     Melbourne, Brisbane - repairs   66 
42/05/12 42/06/29     sail Australia > San Francisco   66 
42/06/29 43/03     escort duty San Francisco <> P.H.   66 
43/05/06       leftPac - Panama Canal   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 45/06/30 > AG-120, 45/11/28 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 2 Battle Stars
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