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DD-392 Patterson
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Craven 1933/07/23
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton 		1937/05/06 1937/09/22 1947/08/18
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 21, 44-45: Ms 32/2c, 45: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     BatForPac/DesFlot2/DesRon4/DesDiv8 P.H.   81  114 
41/12/07 41/12/10   1 search for IJN   69 
41/12/13 41/12/15     AS patrol off P.H.   69 
41/12/16 41/12/27   17/DesRon4/DesDiv8 Wake reinforce attempt   66 
41/12/28       rescued 19 survivors from s/s Marimi (sunk by I-175 41/12/17)   66  85 
41/12/31 42/01/13   11/DesRon4 western sweep   69 
42/01 42/02/05     convoy duty, Canton Is reinforcement   66 
42/01/14 42/01/19     carry personnel and cargo from P.H. to Canton Is. (with Henley)   69 
42/01/19 42/01/25     patrol off Canton Is.   69 
42/01/25 42/01/30?     sail from Canton Is. to P.H.   69 
42/01/30? 42/02/05     P.H. - overhaul (AD Whitney)   69 
42/02/05 42/03/06 Reven2 11    
42/03/06 42/03/26 Reven3 11     66 
42/03/07 42/03/11   11 engine troubles - sail independently   69 
42/03/26 42/04/07     P.H.   66 
42/04/07 42/04/14     escort (with Jarvis) convoy #4090 from P.H. to San Francisco   69 
42/04/14 42/05/08     MINY - overhaul   66 
42/05/09 42/05/17     escort convoy #2074 from San Francisco to P.H.   69 
42/05/17 42/05/22     P.H.   66 
42/05/22 42/05/31     escort (with Jarvis) merchants Mormacstar and Procyon from P.H. to Fiji   69 
42/06/09 42/06/12     escort Procyone from Fiji to Noumea   69 
42/06/14 42/06/17     sail from Noumea to Sydney (with Jarvis)   69 
42/06/19 42/06/21     escort British AO Lekay from Sydney to Brisbane   69 
42/06/22 42/07/01   44 Coral Sea sweep   69 
42/07/22   Watch 62.2     81 
42/08/09   Watch 62.2 xSavo (damage) - 10 KIA, 8 WIA   81  66 
42/08/09 42/08/14 Watch 62 sail Guadalcanal > Noumea   66  69 
42/08/14 42/08/30?   11     66 
42/08/14 42/08/19     Noumea - emerggency repairs   69 
42/08/19 42/08/21     sail from Noumea to join TF 11 (with Australia, Hobart, Bagley)   69 
42/08/21 42/08/3?   11 xEasSol   69 
42/08/31 42/09/02     detached from TF 11 to join TF 44   69 
42/08/31? 42/09/03     escort Australia to Brisbane   66 
42/09/03 43/05   44 patrol and escort duty off Australia   66 
43/01/16 43/01/17     off Brisbane - training with Wahoo   81 
43/05 43/06/24     Noumea - convoy duty between Noumea and Guadalcanal   69 
43/05/0? 43/05/13     escort s/s Pennant to Noumea   66 
43/05/05       rescued 19 survivors from s/s Fingal   66 
43/06/24 43/06/27     sail (with Gwin and 3 DDs) from Guadalcanal to engage Tokio express off New Georgia   69 
43/06/27 43/07/01     ecort 2 ships from Guadalcanal to Auckland   69 
43/07/04 43/07/09     escort evacuation ship Rixey from Auckland to Guadalcanal   69 
43/07/09 43/07/11     patrol off Guadalcanal   69 
43/07/11 43/07/13     escort evacuation ship Rixey from Guadalcanal towards New Caledonia, then returned to Tulagi   69 
43/07/14 43/07/16     escort Honolulu and St. Louis from Guadalcanal to Esp. Santo   69 
43/07/16 43/07/18     sail from Esp. Santo to Guadalcanal (with Ralph Talbot)   69 
43/07/23 43/07/24   31 escort APDs from Guadalcanal to Kula Gulf, shell Kolombangara shore batteries, then sail back   66  69 
43/07/24 43/07/25   31 shell Munda   69 
43/07/25 43/07/30     patrol off Tulagi and Guadalcanal   69 
43/07/30 43/08/06     escort convoy from Guadalcanal to Noumea   69 
43/08/09 43/08/11     sail from Noumea to Esp. Santo   69 
43/08/11       Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/11 43/08/12     out of Esp. Santo - assist damaged merchantman from convoy   88  69 
43/08/12 43/08/24     Esp. Santo, battle practices with TF 37 out of Esp. Santo   88  69 
43/08/2? 43/09/04     Noumea - engine repairs in drydock   69 
43/08/24 43/08/25     escort convoy from Esp. Santo towards Guadalcanal   69 
43/08/25       sinking/share RO-35 170 nm SE of San Cristobal (12-57S, 164-23E) - engine troubles > sail back   85  69 
43/08/27 43/08/2?     sail from Esp. Santo to Noumea   69 
43/09/04 43/09/08     escort APs from Noumea to Efate   69 
43/09/08 43/09/15     Efate - availability   69 
43/09/15 43/09/21     sail from Efate to Noumea, then escort APs to Guadalcanal (with Selfridge, Ralph Talbot, Wadsworth)   69 
43/09/23 43/09/26   31.2 sail to sweep Kolombangara, then escort LSTs and APDs convoy to Vella Lavella and Tulagi   69 
43/09/26 43/09/29     Tulagi   69 
43/09/29 43/10/01   DesRon4/SF,F sweep Slot with McCalla, Foote and Ralph Talbot   69 
43/09/30     DesRon4/SF,F damage(collision with McCalla) during sweep N of Kolombangara (07-36S, 157-12E) - 3 KIA, 10 WIA   66  85 
43/10/01 43/10/16     Port Purvis, Tulagi - emergency repairs   66  69 
43/10/16 43/10/19     sail from Tulagi to Esp. Santo (with OŽBannon)   69 
43/10/19 43/10/24     Esp. Santo   88 
43/11/28 43/12/03     Esp. Santo - drydock   88 
43/12/03 43/12/22     sail Esp. Santo > Samoa > P.H. > Mare Island   66  69 
43/12/22 44/03/08     MINY - repairs   66 
44/03/08 44/03/15   16.1.8 escort convoy San Francisco > P.H.   66  69 
44/03/15 44/05/03     P.H. - training with fast CV inder ComDesPac orders   66  69 
44/04/14 44/04/15     exercises out of P.H.   125 
44/05/03 44/05/08   12.1 sail from P.H. to Majuro   81  69 
44/05/08 44/05/23   58 exercises off Majuro   69 
44/05/24 44/05/27     escort s/s Antiqua from Majuro to 180°, then sail back to Majuro   69 
44/06/06 44/06/13 Forage 58.2     66 
44/06/13     58.7 shell Saipan & Tinian   69 
44/06/13 44/06/17   52.12 screening duty   69 
44/06/17 44/06/21 Forage 58.7/DesRon4 xPhilip   81 
44/06/21 44/08/09 Forage 52.12/DesRon4     69 
44/08/09 44/08/10   51.19.2 sail from Tinian to Guam   125 
44/08/10 44/08/20 Steve 53 screening and escort duty   69 
44/08/16 44/08/20 Steve 53.15.14 escort convoy from Guam to Eniwetok   69 
44/08/20 44/08/28     Eniwetok - refit   69 
44/08/26 44/11/27 King2 38.4.3/DesRon6/DesDiv12     105 
44/09/08   Stale2 38.4.3/DesRon6/DesDiv12 shell Yap   69 
44/10/24 44/12/09 King2 38.4.3/DesRon6/DesDiv12 xLeyte   81 
44/10/24 44/10/26 King2 34 xEngano   104 
44/10/25 44/10/25 King2 30.3 xLeyte   81  104 
44/10/31 44/11/03     detached from TG 38.4, escort Franklin and Belleau Wood to Ulithi for repairs   69  66 
44/11/0? 44/11/27   77.4 screen CarDiv29   69 
44/11/03 44/11/05     Ulithi - tender availability   69 
44/11/27 44/12/06     Seeadler Harbor, Manus - tender availablity   69 
44/12/06 44/12/0?     sail independently from Manus to Kossol Roads   69 
44/12/10 44/12/19 Love3 77.12.7 land Mindoro   70  69 
44/12/23 44/12/27     Seeadler Harbor, Manus - replenish   69 
44/12/27 45/01/17 Mike1 77.4.1/DesRon4/DesDiv8     70 
45/01/04   Mike1 77.4.1/DesRon4/DesDiv8 rescued 110/14 Ommanney Bay survivors   69 
45/01/17 45/01/23 Mike1 77.14 sail from Luzon to Ulithi   69 
45/01/23 45/02/10     Ulithi - tender availability, training   69 
45/02/01       ASW exercises with Skipjack and Bagley out of Ulithi   109 
45/02/10 45/03/15 Detach 52.2.3     70  66 
45/02/21   Detach 52.2.3 rescued 106 Bismarck Sea survivors   69 
45/03/21 45/04/29 Iceber 52.1.1     70 
45/04/29 45/05/03     sail Okinawa > Guam   66  69 
45/05/03 45/06/04     Apra Harbor, Guam - sonar repairs   66 
45/05/27 45/05/31     Apra Harbor, Guam - drydock   69 
45/06/04 45/06/07     escort New Mexico from Guam to Leyte   66  69 
45/06/08 45/06/12     escort slow convoy Leyte > Okinawa   66  69 
45/06/12 45/06/27 Iceber 32.1.1     66 
45/06/24 45/06/27     escort Shamrock Bay and Lunga Point to Leyte   69 
45/07 45/08/16     patrol and escort duty from Saipan to Okinawa, Guam, Marshalls   66 
45/07/0? 45/08/16     ASW patrol near Eniwetok - Guam shipping lanes, convoy escort duty from Saipan to Okinawa and Guam   69 
45/07/02 45/07/0?     sail from Leyte to Saipan (with Ralph Talbot, Bagley)   69 
45/08/16 45/08/21     escort New Jersey from Saipan to Manila Bay   66  69 
45/08/28 45/08/30     escort New Jersey from Manila Bay to Buckner Bay, Okinawa   69 
45/08/30 45/09/07     Buckner Bay, Okinawa   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1947/02/25 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 13 Battle Stars
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