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DD-377 Perkins
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Mahan 1934/11/15
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton 		1935/12/31 1936/09/18 1943/11/29
sunk
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WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07 41/12/15   BatForPac/DesFlot1/DesRon5/DesDiv10 MINY - overhaul   81  114 
41/12/17 42/01/15     convoy duty San Francisco <> P.H.   66 
42/01/12 42/01/13     escort liners Pres. Coolidge, Pres. Monroe, Mariposa to San Francisco   66 
42/01/15 42/01/25     MINY - radar installation   66 
42/01/25 42/02/02     escort AO Neosho,AKS Castor,AE Pyro,AP Cresent City San Franc. > P.H.   66 
42/02/02 42/02/14     sail with Chicago from P.H. to join ANZAC forces   66 
42/02/14 42/05   ANZAC New Guinea, Solomons   66 
42/04/10 42/05/08   44 & 17.3 xCoralS  
42/05/01 42/05/08   11 & 17.3 xCoralS  
42/05/1? 42/07/11   ANZAC escort and patrol duty off Australian coast   66 
42/05/31 42/06/01     hunting midget submarines off Sydney   81 
42/07/11 42/07/2?     sail for Auckland > Noumea   66 
42/07/2? 42/08/1?     convoy duty Suva, Fiji <> Noumea   66 
42/08/20       sail to P.H. for repairs   66 
42/09 42/11/1?     PHNY - propeller repairs, radar alternations, 40 mm added   66 
42/11/1? 42/11/27     sail P.H. > Esp. Santo   66 
42/11/30 42/12/01   67.2.3 xTassaf  
42/12/ 43/01     escort duty Esp. Santo <> Guadalcanal   66 
43/01/13       Tulagi   66 
43/05       Australia   66 
43/05/01       Efate   88 
43/08/21     DesRon5/SF shell Finschhafen  
43/09/04     76/DesRon5/DesDiv10/SF land Lae  
43/09/21 43/10   76/DesRon5/DesDiv10/SF land Finschhafen  
43/11/29       sunk(crash - m/s Duntroon) off Cape Vogel, New Guinea (09-39S, 150-04E) - 4 KIA   66  85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 09-39S, 150-04E
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars
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