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DD-433 Gwin
United States Navy destroyer
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Gleaves | 1939/06/01 Boston Naval Shipyard, Boston, Mass. | 1940/05/25 | 1941/01/15 | 1943/07/13
sunk | |
| Namesake: LtCdr William Gwin *1832/12/06 CO gunboat Benton - WIA 1862/12/27, died on hospital ships 1863/01/03 | |||||
| TTD differences from class: | |||||
| Camouflage: 41: Ms 1, 42: Ms 12/Mod, 43: Ms 21 | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 41/12/07 | AtlFlt/DesFlot3/DesRon11/DesDiv22/DF | Iceland | 81 114 | ||
| 42/03 | joinPac | ||||
| 42/04/01 | 42/04/13 | 18/DesDiv22 | |||
| 42/04/13 | 42/04/25 | Shangr | 16.2/DesDiv22 | ||
| 42/04/30 | 42/05/26 | 16.2/DesDiv22 | xCoralS | ||
| 42/05/23 | 42/06/01 | P.H. - sail to reinforce Midway and back | 66 | ||
| 42/06/03 | 42/06/10 | 17.4 | xMidway | ||
| 42/06/06 | 42/06/07 | 17.4 | xMidway-off damaged Yorktown | ||
| 42/06/10 | 42/07/15 | P.H. | 66 | ||
| 42/07/26 | 42/08/ | Watch | 16 | ||
| 42/10/12 | shell enemy artillery positions on Guadalcanal | 85 | |||
| 42/10/18 | rescued 5 Meredith survivors S of San Cristobal | 81 | |||
| 42/10/21 | 42/10/23 | escort Grayson towing damaged ATF Vireo to Esp. Santo | 66 | ||
| 42/10/31 | 42/11/08 | 65.3 | Guadalcanal reinforcement | 81 | |
| 42/11/08 | 42/11/11 | 67.4 | 81 | ||
| 42/11/13 | 42/11/15 | 64 | xGuadal-damage | 66 | |
| 42/11/20 | Noumea - disembark survivors from Benham | 66 | |||
| 42/11/21? | 42/12/19 | Noumea - sail to P.H. > Mare Island for repairs | 66 | ||
| 42/12/19 | 43/03 | MINY - repairs | 66 | ||
| 43/04/07 | SW Pacific - back in service | 66 | |||
| 43/04/26 | 43/04/27 | Efate | 88 | ||
| 43/06/24 | 43/06/25 | sail (with Patterson and 3 DDs) from Guadalcanal to engage Tokio express off New Georgia | 69 | ||
| 43/06/30 | Toena | 31.2.2 | 66 | ||
| 43/06/30 | 31.2.2 | damage(coastal batteries) off Munda Is | 66 | ||
| 43/07/06 | lifeguard from Helena off New Georgia | ||||
| 43/07/10 | 43/07/11 | Tulagi | 88 | ||
| 43/07/11 | 43/07/12 | 36.9 | shell Munda | 88 | |
| 43/07/12 | 43/07/13 | 36.1/DesRon12/SF | xKolomb - sunk 2/59 KIA (07-41S, 157-27E) | 81 | |