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DD-383 Warrington
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Somers 1935/10/10
Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J.
1937/05/15 1938/02/09 1944/09/13
sunk
Namesake: Cap Lewis Warrington, CO US sloop Peacock during the capture of the British sloop-of-war Epervier, on the 29th of April, 1814
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41-42: Ms 1, 43: Ms 16, 44: Ms 32/3d


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     AtlFlt/DesFlot3/DesRon9/DesDiv18 Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina   81  114 
42/01/17       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
42/02 43/06   SEPacFor     66 
42/12/10 42/12/11     escort South Dakota through Panama Canal   66 
43/05/23 43/06/04     escort convoy Balboa, Canal Zone > Bora Bora, Society Is.   66 
43/07 43/10     escort duty Australia, Samoa, Hawaii, Guadalcanal, New Hebrides   66 
43/07/1? 43/07/20     sail from Pago Pago to P.H.   66 
43/07/27 43/08/08     escort (with Sampson) 4 troopships from P.H. to Sydney   66 
43/08/19       damaged (shoal) off Taivu, Guadalcanal (09-21S, 160-21E)   85 
43/10/01 43/10/2?     escort Prince William from Esp. Santo to Samoa, then sail to P.H.   66 
43/10/30       Esp. Santo   66 
43/11/06       off Koli Point, Guadalcanal   66 
43/11/07 43/11/10     reinforce Cape Torokina   66 
43/11/20 43/11/21     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/24 43/11/28     Esp. Santo   88 
43/11/30 43/12/01     Esp. Santo   88 
43/12/14 43/12/14     Esp. Santo   88 
44/02/13 44/02/2?   31 land Green Islands   66 
44/03/14 44/04/06   36.3 land Emirau   66 
44/04/06 44/04/09     sail Esp. Santo > Efate and back   66 
44/04/09 44/04/20     Esp. Santo - availability   66 
44/04/24 44/04/29     sail Efate > Sydney   66 
44/04/29 44/05/05?     Sydney   66 
44/05/05? 44/05/10     sail Sydney > Efate   66 
44/05/10 44/05/13     sail Efate > Milne Bay   66 
44/05/17? 44/05/22     escort LST convoy cape Cretin > Humboldt Bay   66 
44/05/22 44/05/25     Humboldt Bay   66 
44/05/28 44/06/02 Horlie 77 land Biak   66 
44/06/02 44/06/02 Horlie 77.8     66 
44/06/03 44/06/05 Horlie   call fire   66 
44/06/05 44/06/19     sail Biak > Humboldt Bay > Manus > Esp. Santo   66 
44/06/19 44/07/08     sail Esp. Santo > Bora Bora > Panama   66 
44/07/08       leftPac - Panama Canal   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 27-00N, 73-00W, 1944/09/23 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 2 Battle Stars
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