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DD-364 Mahan
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Mahan 1934/06/12
United Dry Docks, Inc., Staten Island, N.Y.,
1935/10/15 1936/09/18 1944/12/07
sunk
Namesake: RAdm Alfred Thayer Mahan (1840-1914) Civil War, President of Naval War College
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 21, 44: Ms 31/23d


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/05 41/12/13   12 reinforce Midway   81 
41/12/07     BatForPac/DesFlot1/DesRon5/DesDiv9     114 
41/12/07     BatForPac/DesFlot1/DesRon5/DesDiv9 in TF 12 en route Midway   114 
41/12/2?       reinforce Johnston Is.   66 
42/01 42/02/24     escort duty   66 
42/02/24 42/03/24     patrol off Canton Is.   66 
42/03/24 42/04     sail Canton Is. > P.H. >west coast   66 
42/04 42/10/16     overhaul, patrols off P.H.   66 
42/10/16 42/10/30   16/screen/DesRon5/DesDiv9 xSCruz  
42/10/22     16/screen/DesRon5/DesDiv9 sinking (with Lamson) 2 patrol boats SW of Tamana (03-30S, 175-15E)   66  85 
42/10/27     16/screen/DesRon5/DesDiv9 damage(collision with South Dakota)   66 
42/11       Noumea - temporary repairs   66 
42/11 43/01     PHNY - repairs   66 
43/01/09 43/03     escort duty betw. New Hebrides, New Caledonia, Fiji   66 
43/02/27       escort AO Platte to refueling station (13-26S, 165-26E) for TF 68   81 
43/03       patrol off New Caledonia   66 
43/03/04       Esp. Santo   81 
43/03/07       escort AO Sabine to refuel TF 68   81 
43/04 43/06     escort duty   66 
43/07/02 43/09/?     operate from Milne Bay   66 
43/08/09       land Nassau Bay   66 
43/08/21 43/08/24   DesRon5 shell Finschhafen   66 
43/09/02 43/09/1   76/DesRon5/DesDiv9 land Lae  
43/09/22     76/DesRon5/DesDiv9 land Finschhafen   66 
43/10 43/11     operate from Buna - patrols around New Guinea   66 
43/12/24 43/12/3? Dexter 76/DesRon5/DesDiv9 land Cape Gloucester   66 
44/01 44/02     Sydney, then escort duty betw. New Guinea and New Britain   66 
44/04/20 44/07     MINY - overhaul   66  88 
44/07 44/08/15     P.H. - training   66 
44/08/15 44/10/20     sail P.H. > Eniwetok > Jaluit > Guam > Saipan > Ulithi > New Guinea   66 
44/10/20 44/11/2?     escort duty Hollandia <> Leyte   66 
44/12/06 44/12/07   78.3/DesRon5 land Ormoc Bay  
44/12/07     78.3/DesRon5 sunk(kami-2) Ormoc Bay - finished by Walke II   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars
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