file created: 12/07/02 01:07:09 , last update: 04/04/00
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DD-244 Williamson
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Clemson 1919/03/27
New York Shipbuilding Co.
1919/10/16 1920/07/17 1946/10/17
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Namesake: Cdr Williamson - WWI hero
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 44: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07 42/01   ScoutForPac/PatWing4 PSNY - overhaul   66  114 
41/12/30       escort Maryland into PSNY   66 
42/01/ 42/06/23     Aleuitians   66 
42/05/20       rescued BrigGen Buckner from Kiska   66 
42/06     8.1 off Sand Point, Umnak   66  81 
42/06/23       sail to Seattle   66 
42/07 42/08     Seattle - overhaul   66 
42/08     8 Aleutians   66 
42/08/25       damage(crash with PBY) off Dutch Harbor - 16 WIA   66 
43/01 43/04     Puget Sound, San Diego - plane guard, escort duty   66 
43/05 43/06 Landcr 51/TranGrp land Attu   85  81 
43/06?? 43/12     San Diego - training duty   66 
44/01/12 44/01/24     MINY - repairs   66  88 
44/01/24 44/01/30     sail Mare Island > P.H.   66 
44/01/30 44/02/07     P.H.   66 
44/02/2? 44/04     Esp. Santo, Funafuti, Guadalcanal, Ellice Is. - escort duty   66 
44/04     34.6.4 refuel TF 58   66 
44/05/29 44/08/16 Forage 52.10/FSU6    
44/07/03 44/07/09     Eniwetok   66 
44/08/16 44/08/2?     sail Guam > P.H.   66 
44/08/2? 44/09     PHNY - overhaul   66 
44/09/ 45/01/08     P.H. - plane guard and escort duty with CarDiv11   66 
45/01/10 45/02     sail P.H. > Ulithi > Saipan for landing rehersals   66 
45/02/ 45/02/26 Detach       66 
45/02/21   Detach   damaged in collision with AO Suamico   85 
45/02/26 45/02/3?     sail Iwojima > Saipan with load of damaged landing crafts   66 
45/03/2? 45/04/01 Iceber 54.1/FSU1     66 
45/04/01 45/04/20? Iceber 50.5     66 
45/04/25? 45/09     Marianas - plane guard and carrier training duty   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: DD-244, 38/07/01 > AVP-15, 40/08/02 > AVD-2, 43/12/01 > DD-244, 45/12/19
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars
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