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DD-385 Fanning
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Mahan 1935/04/10
United Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp., New York
1936/09/18 1937/10/08 1947
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Namesake: Lt Fanning
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42-44: Ms 21, 44: Ms 32/9d


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/11/28 41/12/10   8/DesRon6/DesDiv12 reinforce Midway   81 
41/12/07     BatForPac/DesFlot2/DesRon6/DesDiv12     114 
41/12/14 41/12/23?   8/DesRon6/DesDiv12 Wake reinforce attempt   66 
42/01/09 42/02/05 Reven 8/DesRon6/DesDiv12 raid  
42/01/1?   Reven 8/DesRon6/DesDiv12 damage(collison with Gridley) 150 miles NW of American Samoa   66  85 
42/01/2?       Pogo Pogo - emergency repairs   66 
42/02/       PHNY - repairs   66 
42/02/14 42/03/10   16/DesRon6/DesDiv12 strike Wake and Marcus Is.   85 
42/04/02 42/04/25 Shangr 16.1/DesRon6/DesDiv12    
42/04/2? 42/05     escort army tug to Canton Is   66 
42/06 42/11     San Francisco - repiars, escort duty   66 
42/11/14 43   11     66 
43/02/20 43/02/25 Cleans 64/DesRon6 land Russell Islands   66 
43/03/16 43/03/17   14 off Esp Santo - tactical exercises with TF 19   88 
43/08     36.3 land Munda   66 
43/09       escort troop convoy Noumea > Guadalcanal   66 
43/09/15 43/09/16     Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/17 43/09/18     Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/2?       sail with Case, McCall, Craven to San Francisco for overhaul   66 
43/10 43/11??     San Francisco - overhaul   66 
43/11 44/01     training and patrol duty   66 
43/12/29       P.H.   88 
44/01/19 44/03 Flint 58.4/DesRon6/DesDiv12     66 
44/03/04 44/03/27   58.5 sail Majuro > Esp. Santo > Hobart > Fremantle to join BPF   66 
44/03/27 44/04/19 Cockp BEF/70 raid Sabang   66  81 
44/05/06 44/05/18 Trans BEF/70 raid Surabaya   66 
44/05/18 44/06/10   58.5 sail to P.H.   66 
44/07 44/07/17     San Diego   66 
44/07/21 44/08/08   12.1 F.D.R. presidential cruise   66 
44/08/1? 44/09/17     shore bombardement, exercises   66 
44/09/17 44/09/2?     escort s.s. Antigua to Eniwetok   66 
44/09/2? 44/10/06   57.7 Northern Marianas Offensive Patrols   66 
44/10/06 44/10/12?   30.2/DesRon4 shell Marcus Is.   66  104 
44/10/16 44/11 King2 38.1.3/DesRon4     66  104 
44/11/08 44/11/14   94.9 shell Iwojima   66 
44/11/14 44/12/06     Ulithi - RP duty   66 
44/12/05 44/12/10   94.9 shell Iwojima   66 
44/12/10 44/12/22     Ulithi   66 
44/12/22 44/12/29   94.9 shell Iwojima   66 
44/12/26     94.9 sinking PC Kjo Maru #7 off Okinomisaki, Bonins   85 
44/12/27     94.9 sinking/share (Dunlap, Cummings) APA T-7, LST T-132 (24-47N, 141-20E)   85 
45/01/05     94.9 shell Cicijima, Hahajima   66 
45/01/05     94.9 sinking/share landing ship T-107 (26-27N, 141-11E)   85 
45/01/22 45/01/27   94.9 shell Iwojima   66  85 
45/01/24     94.9 sinking/share(Dunlap) AP I-Go Yoneyama Maru, AM Keinan Maru, Showa Maru #7 (24-50N, 141-22E)   85 
45/02 45/03/22     Ulithi - radar picket, submarine training, local escort duty   66 
45/04 45/09     patrol and escort duty among Iwojima, Guam, Okinawa   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars
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