file created: 12/07/02 01:04:14 , last update: 01/07/01
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DD-406 Stack
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Benham 1937/06/25
Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va.
1938/05/05 1939/11/20 1948/04/24
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TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 12/Mod, 43: Ms 21, 44: Ms 32/11dE>

WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     AtlFlt/DesFlot4/DesRon8/DesDiv15 Grassy Bay, Bermuda   81  114 
42/06/10     18/DesDiv15 joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
42/06/10 42/06/19   18/DesDiv15 sail Panama > San Diego   66 
42/07/01 42/08/1 Watch 18/DesDiv15     66 
42/08/23 42/08/25   18/screen/DesDiv15 xEasSol  
42/09 43/01/16     Guadalcanal - escort and patrol duty   66 
43/01/16 43/02/02     sail Guadalcanal > Mare Island   66 
43/02/02 43/02/23     MINY - ovehaul   66 
43/02/23 43/03     escort s/s Matsonia from San Francisco to P.H.   66 
43/04/20 43/05/2?     Efate - patrols to Guadalcanal   66 
43/04/21 43/05/06     Efate   88 
43/05/18 43/05/21     Efate   88 
43/05/2? 43/07     screen Maryland   66 
43/06/03 43/06/18     Efate   88 
43/06/26 43/06/27     Efate   88 
43/07 43/08   31    
43/07/24 43/07/28     Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/06     31.2/DesRon8/DesDiv15 xVelLav  
43/08/31 43/09/04   38/DesDiv15 tactical exercises with TF 37 and TF 39 out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/14 43/09/15     Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/17 43/09/20     Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/28 43/09/30     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/06 43/10/07     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/07 43/10/10   37/38/39 probably 38 fleet (combined TF 37, TF 38, TF 39) exercises SW of Esp. Santo   88 
43/11/08 43/11/14   50.3/DesDiv15 strike Rabaul   66  104 
43/11/14 43/12/25 Galvan 50.4/DesDiv15     66 
43/12/08   Galvan 50.8 shell Nauru   104 
43/12/14 43/12/14     Esp. Santo   88 
44/01/16 44/02/2? Flint 58/DesDiv15    
44/02/10 44/02/20 Hailst 58.2     66  104 
44/03/25 44/06/22     MINY - overhaul, training   66  88 
44/06/22 44/07/15     sail west coast > P.H. > Milne Bay   66 
44/07/15 44/09/0?   76.6     66 
44/09/10 44/10 Trade 77? land Morotai   66 
44/10/10? 44/11 King2 78.4     66 
44/12/30 45/02/08 Mike1 78.5     66 
45/02/08       departed from San Pedro Bay, Leyte to Solomons for repairs, upkeep   66 
45/02/1? 45/03/15     Tulagi - upkeep, repairs, training   66 
45/03/15 45/03/20?     sail Tulagi > Ulithi   66 
45/03/20? 45/03/27     Ulithi   66 
45/03/27 45/04/05 Iceber 53.6/DesDiv15     66  86 
45/04/05 45/04/13     sail from Okinawa to Saipan > Ulithi   66 
45/04/13 45/04/21 Iceber 94.18.12 sail from Ulithi to Okinawa   66 
45/04/21 45/06/15 Iceber   patrol duty off Zampa Misaki, then off Sakishima Gunto   66 
45/06/15 45/06/2?     escort Louisville from Okinawa to P.H. - have boiler troubles   66 
45/06/2? 45/07/27     PHNY - boiler repairs, exercises   66  125 
45/07/27 45/08/0?     sail from P.H. to Saipan, Okinawa and Guam   66 
45/08/28 45/08/30     sail from Guam to Truk   66 
45/08/30       Truk - conference to discuss surrender terms   85 
45/08/30       carry Japanese officers and civilians to Guam   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1948/05/28 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 12 Battle Stars
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