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DD-371 Conyngham
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Mahan 1934/09/19
Boston Naval Shipyard, Boston, Mass. 		1934/09/14 1936/11/04 1948/07/02
target
Namesake: Cap Conyngham
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42-43: Ms 21, 44: Ms 31/23d, 45: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     BatForPac/DesFlot1/DesRon3/DesDiv5 P.H.   114 
41/12/1? 42/01     P.H. - local patrols   66 
42/01       MINY - overhaul   66 
42/02/ 42/05     escort duty betw. west coast and New Hebrides   66 
42/05/28 42/06/10   16.4/DesRon6 xMidway  
42/06/2? 42/10/16     escort duty to New Hebrides   66 
42/09/11 42/09/2?   15.4 escort AP Wharton from Canton Is. to Noumea   66 
42/10/16 42/10/30   16/screen/DesRon5/DesDiv10 xSCruz   104 
42/11/02       damage(collision with APA Fuller) while shell Kokumbona   69 
42/11/1? 43/01     Noumea, P.H. - repiars   66 
43/02/04       Esp. Santo   66 
43/02/07       shell Doma Cove   69 
43/02/17       off San Cristobal - attacked by aerial torpedo   69 
43/02/2? 43/06     patrol and escort duty SoPac <> Australia   66 
43/06/23 43/07/0? Chron 76 land Kiriwina,Woodlark   69  81 
43/08/21 43/08/24   Barbey/DesDiv5/FF shell Finschhafen   69  66 
43/09/03     76/DesDiv5/FF land Lae  
43/09/04     76/DesDiv5/FF land Lae - damage(D3A) - (07-28S, 147-44E)   69 
43/09/22     76/DesDiv5/FF land Finschhafen   69 
43/12/15   Direct 76/DesDiv5/FF land - Arawe Peninsula, New Britain   69 
43/12/26   Dexter 76/DesDiv5/FF land - Cape Gloucester   69 
44/01/02   Michae 76/FF land - Saidor   69 
44/03/20 44/05/09     MINY - overhaul   69  88 
44/05/29 44/08/05 Forage 52.12     69 
44/06/19   Forage 58.7 xPhilip   81 
44/08 44/11     escort duty   66 
44/08/02       off Saipan   88 
44/11/04 44/11/27 King2 77    
44/12/07     78.3/DesDiv5 land - Ormoc Bay   69 
44/12/11       Surigao Strait - attacked by planes   69 
44/12/23       Manus   66 
44/12/30 45/02/16 Mike1 77.3    
45/01/12 45/03 Mike1 77.3 Manila Bay - attacked by planes   69 
45/02/17   Mike1 77.3 shell Corregidor   69 
45/02/19       shell La Monja Is, Phil.   69 
45/02/20   Vict3 77 or 78 shell Puerto Princessa, Palawan   69  81 
45/03/24 45/03/29 Vict2 74.3 land Cebu   69  81 
45/03/26   Vict2 74.3 land Cebu: contact with miniSS  
45/04/19 45/04/23     land Pollock Harbor, Mindanao   69 
45/05/01 45/05/04   78.3 land Davao Bay, Mindanao   69 
45/05/09 45/05/11     shell Taloma Bay, Davao, Mindanao - shell   69 
45/05/19       shell Cape Augustine, Mindanao   69 
45/06/26 45/07/04 Oboe6 78 land Balikpapan   69 
45/07/12 45/07/15 Oboe6 78 land Balikpapan - escort resupply forces   69 
45/07/22 45/09     Subic Bay   66 
45/08/15       Subic Bay, Philippines   69 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 14 Battle Stars 14 confirmed shot down, 11 probably shot down, 11 plane asist 8 mines destroyed 2 Silver Stars: -American area service -Asiatic-Pacific
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