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DD-391 Henley
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Craven 1935/10/28
Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, Cal.
1937/01/12 1937/08/14 1943/10/03
sunk
Namesake: Cap Robert Henley
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     BatForPac/DesFlot2/DesRon4/DesDiv7 P.H. > search for IJN   81  114 
41/12/15 41/12/27   17/DesRon4/DesDiv7 Wake reinforce   66  109 
41/12/30 42/01/13   11/DesRon4 patrol S of P.H.   109 
42/01/14 42/01/19     carry personnel and cargo from P.H. to Canton Is. (with Patterson)   81 
42/02/09 42/02/1?     escort Shaw from P.H. to Mare Island   81 
42/02/1? 42/03??     MINY - alternations   81 
42/05/11       rescue survivors from Sims & AO Neosho, scuttled Neosho   66  85 
42/05/11 42/05/14     sail from Coral Sea to Brisbane   81 
42/05/14 42/07/22   44 Australia - escort duty   66 
42/07/22   Watch 62.6 land Gaudalcanal   67  66 
42/08/07 42/08/29     reinforcement convoys to Guadalcanal   66 
42/08/09 42/08/1?     escort returning transports from Guadalcanal to Noumea   81 
42/08/18 42/08/21     escort (with Blue) AKAs Formalhaut and Athena from Noumea to Guadalcanal   81 
42/08/22       assist and scuttled Blue off Guadalcanal   81 
42/08/23 42/08/26     sail from Guadalcanal to Esp. Santo   81 
42/08/29 42/09/07     escort AKA Betelgeuce from Esp. Santo to Guadalcana, then sail to   81 
42/09 43/09   44 Australia, New Guinea - ASW, plane guard and convoy duty   66 
42/09          
42/09          
42/09/11     DesRon4 Mili Bay  
43/09/21 43/10/03   76/DesRon4 land Finschhafen  
43/10/03     76/DesRon4 ASpatr sunk(RO-108) - NE of New Guinea (07-40S, 148-06E) - 15 MIA   66  85 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 07-40S, 148-06E
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars
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