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DD-389 Mugford
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Craven 1935/10/28
Boston Naval Shipyard, Boston, Mass.
1936/10/31 1937/08/16 1948/03/22
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TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 12, 43: Ms 21, 44: Ms 31/1d, 45: Ms 22 / Ms 21
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     BatForPac/DesFlot2/DesRon4/DesDiv8/DF P.H.   114 
41/12/15 41/12/27   17/DesRon4/DesDiv8/DF Wake reinforcement attempt   66  114 
42/01 42/06     convoy duty US <> Australia   66 
42/01/17           109 
42/02/05 42/02/2? Reven2 11/DesDiv4 strike Rabaul   69 
42/04/18 42/04/21     carry USMC garrison from P.H. to Palmyra Is.   66 
42/04/21 42/04/28     escort convoy to Pago Pago   66 
42/08/07   Watch 62/X-RayGrp damage(D3A 2.kokutai) off Lunga (09-00S, 160-00E) - 8 KIA, 10 MIA, 17 WIA   66  85 
42/08/09 42/08/14   62/X-RayGrp sail from Guadalcanal to Noumea   69 
42/09/18 42/10     Sydney - repairs   66 
42/12/ 43/06     escort duty along Australia coast, to New Gunea   66 
43/06/23   Chron 76/DesRon4 land Woodlark Is   66  81 
43/09/04     76/DesRon4 land Lae   66 
43/09/21 43/10   76/DesRon4 land Finschhafen   66 
43/12/14 43/12/15 Direct 76/DesRon4 land Arawe   66 
43/12/24 43/12/26 Dexter 76/DesRon4 land Cape Gloucester   66 
43/12/26   Dexter 76/DesRon4 damage(planes - near miss) off Cape Gloucester - 1 KIA, 6 WIA   66 
43/12/3? 44/01     Milne Bay - reipairs   66 
44/01/1? 44/02     Huon Gulf - escort duty   66 
44/01/10       sail to Sydney   66 
44/02/1? 44/02/24     escort 3 merchants from Tulagi to Ulion Is., then sail to P.H.   66 
44/02/24 44/03/03?     escort Maryland from P.H. to Puget Sound   66 
44/03/05 44/04/28     MINY - overhaul   66  88 
44/04/28 44/05/05     San Francisco   88 
44/05/10 44/05/2?     P.H.   66 
44/05/29 45/07 Forage 58     66 
44/06/19   Forage 58.7/DesRon4 xPhilip   81 
44/07 44/07 Forage 52.12/DesRon4    
44/08/09 44/08/10   51.19.2 sail from Tinian to Guam   125 
44/08/28 44/10/31 King2 38.4.3/DesRon6/DesDiv12     81  105  69
44/10/24 44/10/26 King2 38.4.3/DesRon6/DesDiv12 xLeyte   81 
44/10/31 44/11/02     escort damaged Enterprise, Franklin, Belleau Wood to Ulithi   66  69 
44/11/1? 44/12/05   77 patrols off Leyte   66 
44/12/05     77 damage(kami - D3A) in Leyte Gulf (10-15N, 125-20E) - 8 KIA, 14 WIA   66  85 
45/01/06 45/03/04     MINY - repairs   66 
45/04 45/09     ASW patrols Ullithi <> Saipan   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 7 Battle Stars
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