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DD-417 Morris
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Sims 1938/06/07
Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Va.
1939/06/01 1940/04/30 1947/08/02
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Namesake: Commodore Charles Morris
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42-43: Ms 21, 45: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     AtlFlt/DesFlot4/DesRon2/SF Iceland   81  114 
42/02/2? 42/03/16   1/DesDiv3 P.H.   66 
42/03/16 42/04/27   17/DesRon2/SF     66 
42/05/01 42/05/08   17.5 xCoralS   66 
42/05/28 42/06/13   17.4/DesRon2/SF xMidway  
42/07 42/08 Watch 61     66 
42/08/08       damaged(collission with Morris) off Hawaii   85 
42/10/15     17/screen/DesRon2/SF xSCruz  
43/04/06       Efate   88 
43/05/10 43/06/02 Landcr 16.7/DesRon2 land Attu   85  81 
43/07/06     16.7/DesRon2 shell Kiska   85 
43/07/22     16.21/DesRon2 shell Kiska   85 
43/09 43/10     San Francisco - overhaul   66 
43/11 43/12 Galvan 52.3    
44/01/2? 44/02 Flint 53.5/DesRon2 land Kwajalein   66 
44/02 44/02/24 Catch 51.11 land Eniwetok   66 
44/04 44/05 Persec 78.1/DesRon2     70 
44/05/15 44/05/25 Straig 75 land Wakde   66  81 
44/05/25 44/06 Horlie 77/DesRon2 land Biak   66 
44/07/02   Table 75/DesRon2 land Noemfoor Is.   66  81 
44/07/31   Globe 75 land Cape Sansapor   66 
44/09/10 44/10 Trade 77/DesRon2 land Morotai   66 
44/10/16 44/11 King2   reinforcement group   66 
44/12/30 45/01/2? Mike1       66 
45/03/2? 45/04/06 Iceber 53.6     86 
45/04/06   Iceber   disable(kami) 20 nm S of Nakagusuku Wan, Okinawa (25-55N, 127-52E) - 13 KIA, 45 WIA assist Witter   86  66  85
45/04/06 45/05/22     Kerama Retto - repairs   66 
45/05/22 45/06/18     sail from Kerama Retto to Hunters Point   66 
45/06/18 45/11     HPNY - no repairs   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1945/11/28 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 15 Battle Stars
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