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DD-373 Shaw
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Mahan 1934/10/01
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
1935/10/28 1936/09/18 1946/07
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42-45: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     BatForPac/DesFlot1/DesRon3/DesDiv6 PHNY - drydock YFD-2 - disabled (3 bombs, then forw. magazine blew up)   66  114 
41/12/1? 42/01     PHNY - temporary repairs   66 
42/02/09 42/02/1?     sail P.H. > San Francisco   66 
42/02/1? 42/06     MINY - repairs (new bow ...)   66  81 
42/07 42/08     back in service - training at San Diego area   66 
42/08/31 42/10/16     escort duty P.H. <> west coast   66 
42/10/16 42/10/30   16/screen/DesRon5/DesDiv10 xSCruz  
42/10/26     16/screen/DesRon5/DesDiv10 finishing Porter   66 
42/10/30 43/01/10     escort duty Esp. Santo <> Guadalcanal   66 
42/11/10 42/11/12   67.4 xGuada   81 
43/01/10 43/01/15     damage(reefs) Surnois Reefs, Noumea   66 
43/01/15 43/10/06     repairs - Noumea, PHNY   66 
43/10/06 43/10/18     sail P.H. > Noumea   66 
43/10/18? 43/10/24     sail Noumea > Milne Bay   66 
43/10/24 43/11     escort reinforcements to Lae, Finschhafen   66 
43/12/15   Direct 76 land Arawe (N.Britania)  
43/12/24 43/12/27 Dexter 76 land Cape Gloucester   66 
43/12/26   Dexter 76 disable(planes) off Cape Gloucester  
43/12/27 43/12/28     sail from Cape Sudest to Buna   109 
44/01 44/05/05     HPNY - repairs   66 
44/05/05 44/05/10     sail from San Fracisco to P.H.   88 
44/05/10 44/05/15     P.H.   66 
44/05/15 44/09/23 Forage 52.12    
44/06/16   Forage 52.12 sinking AK Jusen Maru #17 25 nm W of Saipan   85 
44/10/20 44/12/2? King2 77 convoy duty Philippines <> New Guinea   66 
44/11/14 44/11/17   78.14 land Mapia Is.   66 
44/12/30 45/02 Mike1 77    
45/01/07       sinking/share 50 nm WSW of Manila (14-30N, 119-30E)   85 
45/02/21       attacking RO-43 of Siquijor Is., Luzon (24-36N, 141-48E)   85 
45/02/24 45/03/04 Vict3 77 land Palawan   66  81 
45/04/02   Iceber   sinking 2 barges off Bohol   66 
45/04/02       disable(grouned) S of Bohol Is. (09-36N, 123-53E)   66  85 
45/04/03 45/04/25     temporary repairs   66 
45/04/25 45/05/19     sail Visayans > San Francisco   66 
45/05/19 45/08/20     San Francisco - repairs   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 45/10/04 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 11 Battle Stars
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