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DD-435 Grayson
United States Navy destroyer
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Gleaves | 1939/07/17 Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C. | 1940/08/07 | 1941/02/14 | 1974
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| Namesake: RAdm Cary Travers Grayson (*1878/10/11, +1938/02/15) - Navy Surgeon | |||||
| TTD differences from class:44/10: SC-2, FD radars | |||||
| Camouflage: 41: Ms 1, 42-44: 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 | Argentia, Newfoundland | 81 114 | ||
| 42/04 | joinPac | ||||
| 42/04/01 | 42/04/13 | 18/DesDiv22 | |||
| 42/04/13 | 42/04/25 | Shangr | 16.2/DesDiv22 | ||
| 42/05 | 42/06 | MINY - overhaul | 66 110 | ||
| 42/06/0? | 42/06/0? | escort over 20 ships convoy from San Francisco to P.H. | 110 | ||
| 42/07/15 | 42/08 | Watch | 16/DesDiv22 | ||
| 42/08/23 | 42/08/27 | 16/screen/DesDiv22 | xEasSol | ||
| 42/08/24 | 16/screen/DesDiv22 | damaged by strafing and near-miss | 85 | ||
| 42/09 | 43/04 | Solomons - convoy, escort duty | 66 | ||
| 42/10/18 | S of San Cristobal rescued 75 Meredith survivors | 81 | |||
| 42/10/21 | 42/10/23 | tow damaged ATF Vireo to Esp. Santo | 66 | ||
| 42/12/2? | Brisbane, Wellington | 81 | |||
| 43/04/15 | 43/06? | PHNY, west coast - overhaul | 66 110 | ||
| 43/09/24 | 43/12/16 | Noumea - patrol and escort duty to Solomons | 66 | ||
| 43/09/30 | 43/10/03 | DesRon21 | attacking barges off Kolombangara | 66 | |
| 43/10/02 | 43/10/03 | Port Purvis, Tulagi | 88 | ||
| 43/10/10 | 43/10/14 | Esp. Santo | 88 | ||
| 43/10/14 | 43/10/24 | out of Esp. Santo | 88 | ||
| 43/10/18 | 43/10/20 | Esp. Santo | 88 | ||
| 43/11/14 | 43/11/2? | sail from Espiritu Santo to P.H. for repairs | 81 | ||
| 43/12/ | 44/01 | PSNY - overhaul | 66 | ||
| 44/01 | P.H. | 110 | |||
| 44/02/10 | Majuro | 66 | |||
| 44/03 | Esp. Santo | 110 | |||
| 44/03/13 | 44/03/21 | escort Tangier from Esp. Santo to Brisbane | 110 | ||
| 44/03/2? | DesRon13/DesDiv26 | Cape Sudest | 110 | ||
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| 44/03/21 | 44/03/24 | 7thFlt | 110 | ||
| 44/03/21 | 44/03/24 | Brisbane | 110 | ||
| 44/03/24 | 44/03/2? | sail from Brisbane to Oro Bay > Milne Bay > Cape Sudest | 110 | ||
| 44/03/30 | land Pityiliu Island, Admiralties | 66 | |||
| 44/04/18 | 44/04/24 | Reckle | 77.1/DesDiv26 | land Tanahmerah Bay | 66 |
| 44/05/2? | 44/06 | Horlie | 77/DesDiv26 | land Biak | 66 110 |
| 44/07/02 | 44/07/04 | Table | 75/DesDiv26 | land Noemfoor Is. | 66 81 |
| 44/07/3? | 44/08 | land Cape Sansapor | 110 | ||
| 44/08/20 | 44/08/27 | DesDiv26 | sail from New Guinea to Eniwetok | 110 | |
| 44/08/27 | 44/11 | King2 | 38.1.3/DesRon13 | 81 | |
| 44/09/14 | Stale2 | 38.1 | shell suspected radar station on Cape San Augustin n mouth of Davao Gulf (with Farenholt, McCalla) | 85 | |
| 44/10/14 | King2 | 38.1.3/DesRon13 | assist damaged Houston II, rescued survivors | 110 | |
| 44/10/14 | 44/10/20 | King2 | 30.3.1 | CripDiv1 | 110 |
| 44/10/24 | 44/10/27 | King2 | 30.3.1/DesRon13 | 110 | |
| 44/10/27 | 44/10/2? | Ulithi | 110 | ||
| 44/11/03 | 45/05 | Saipan - RP and lifeguard duty | 66 | ||
| 44/11/15 | overtake 2 POWs and 1 WIA sailor from Tambor | 66 | |||
| 45/06/09 | 45/08 | PSNY - overhaul | 66 | ||
| 45/09/01 | P.H. | 66 | |||