file created: 12/07/02 00:16:59 , last update: 07/25/02
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DD-370 Case
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Mahan 1934/09/19
Boston Naval Shipyard, Boston, Mass.
1935/09/14 1936/09/15 1947/12/31
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Namesake: RAdm Augustus Ludlow Case, CinC US Naval Forces during Civil War
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42-43: Ms 21, 45: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     BatForPac/DesFlot1/DesRon3/DesDiv6/DF PHNY - maintenance (AD Whitney)   66  114 
41/12/20 41/12/30     escort Tennessee, Pennsylvania and Maryland from P.H. to Puget Sound   126 
41/12/30 42/01     Bremerton - repairs   126 
42/01 42/05/23     convoy duty P.H. <> west coast   66 
42/05/0? 42/05/14     sail from San Francisco to P.H.   126 
42/05/23 42/05/25     carry Marines from P.H. to Midway   126 
42/05/25 42/05/31     sail from Midway to Kodiak   126 
42/05/31 42/10/1?   8/DesDiv11 Aleutians   81 
42/05/31     8.4     81 
42/05/31     8.6     81 
42/08/03 42/08/10   8.6 shell Kiska   66 
42/08/2? 42/09/0? Firepl 8.6 land Adak Is.   126 
42/09/0? 42/10   8 patrol off Adak   126 
42/10/10 42/10/18     sail from Adak to P.H.   126 
42/10/20 42/10/30     escort convoy from P.H. to San Francisco   126 
42/10/30 42/11/11     MINY - overhaul   66  126 
42/11/11 42/11/21     escort convoy from San Francisco to P.H.   126 
42/11/21 42/12/06     P.H. - training exercises   66  126 
42/12/06 42/12/20     escort convoy (AOs, supply ships) from P.H. to Suva, Fiji   66 
42/12/25 43/01/01     escort convoy from Suva, Fiji to Guadalcanal (12/30) > Esp. Santo   66  126 
43/01/01 43/01/05     Esp. Santo - entire crew in sickbay due to ice cream from AD Dixie   126 
43/01/05 43/01/08     sail from Esp. Santo to Tulagi   126 
43/01/08 43/01/17     Gudalcanal - ASW patrol and other duties   126 
43/01/17 43/01/20     escort convoy from Guadalcanal to Esp. Santo   126 
43/01/2? 43/09     operate mostly with Saratoga   126 
43/03/16 43/03/17   14 off Esp Santo - tactical exercises with TF 19   88 
43/05/09 43/05/13     sail from Noumea to Pago Pago, Samoa   126 
43/05/13 43/05/17     escort (with Pringle, Converse, Smith) North Carolina and Victorious from Pago Pago to Noumea   126 
43/06/19 43/06/22     Efate   88 
43/06/26 43/08 Toena 36.3 land New Georgia   126 
43/09/04 43/09/05     Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/23 43/10/1?     sail from Esp. Santo to Bora Bora > San Francisco   126 
43/10 43/11/27     MINY - overhaul   66 
43/11/27 43/12/01     departed Mare Island for Adak, en route damaged in storm > sail back to Mare Island   66  81 
43/12/02 43/12/16     MINY - repairs   81 
43/12/16 43/12/22     sail from Mare Island to P.H.   81  126 
43/12/22 44/01/19     P.H. - training exercises   88  126 
44/01/19 44/03/01 Flint 58.4     66 
44/03/01 44/03/08     Majuro   126 
44/03/08 44/03/13     sail from Majuro to Esp. Santo   126 
44/03/13 44/03/23        
44/03/22 44/04/06 Desec1 58     66 
44/04/06 44/04/25 Reckle 50.17     66  126 
44/06/06 44/07/14 Forage 58.4     81 
44/06/19   Forage 58.4 xPhilip   81 
44/07/14 44/07/20     Eniwetok - upkeep, minor repairs   126 
44/07/20 44/08/09 Forage 58.1     126 
44/08/09 44/09/16     local escort and patrol duty between Eniwetok and Marianas   66  126 
44/08/15 44/08/16     Eniwetok   88 
44/09/18       transfer PhM, doctor & medical supplies to Pampanito for rescued POWs 700 nm W of Saipan   81 
44/10/06 44/10/11   30.2/DesRon4 shell Marcus Is.   66  104 
44/10/16 44/11/13 King2 38.1.3/DesRon4     66  104 
44/11/08 44/11/14   30.2 shell Iwojima   66  85 
44/11/19       ASpatr -sinking kaiten off Ulithi  
44/11/20       rammed midget submarine at Ulithi lagoon entrance   126 
44/11/22 44/12/06     sail from Ulithi to Saipan, then offshore patrol   126 
44/12/06 44/12/2?   94.9 shell Iwojima (2 times)   126 
44/12/2? 45/01/1?     Saipan - repairs   126 
44/12/25     94.9 sinking/share(Roe) APAs T-8 (25-10N, 141-00E), T-157 (24-47N, 141-20E) - damaged   66  85 
45/01/21 45/01/27   94.9 shell Iwojima   66  85 
45/02/02 45/03/19     escort and patrol duty from Saipan   66 
45/02/12 45/02/15     Saipan   126 
45/03/19 45/09     ASW patrols, rescue, RP duty betw. Saipan and Iwojima   66 
45/03/31       shell surfaced Spot   66 
45/04/17       investigate Japan hospital ship   126 
45/05/30       shell Kita Iwo Jima   126 
45/08/15       RP station 60 nm NW of Iwojima   126 
45/09/02 45/09/03     sail from Iwojima to accept Cicijima surrender   126 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 7 Battle Stars
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