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DD-436 Monssen
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Gleaves 1939/07/12
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton
1940/05/16 1941/03/14 1942/11/13
sunk
Namesake: Lt Monssen
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41: Ms 2, 42: Ms 12/Mod


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
41/12/07     AtlFlt/DesFlot3/DesRon11/DesDiv22 Argentia, Newfoundland   81  114 
42/03       joinPac  
42/03/31 42/04/02     San Francisco   66 
42/04/01 42/04/13   18    
42/04/13 42/04/25 Shangr 16.2/DesDiv22    
42/04/30 42/05/26   16.2/DesDiv22 xCoralS  
42/06     16/OilGrp/SupplyGrp xMidway  
42/08   Watch 62.4 land Guadalcanal   67  81 
42/08/09   Watch 62.4 xSavo   81 
42/08/1? 42/08/1?     escort AO Cimarron to refuel TF 61, then put to Efate   66 
42/08/23 42/08/27   16/screen/DesDiv22 xEasSol  
42/08/24     16/screen/DesDiv22 xEasSol-damaging/share I-9  
42/08/31     11    
42/09/18       shell Guadalcanal  
42/09/27       shell Guadalcanal - cover 7th Marines retirement from Matanikau River   85 
42/11/08 42/11/11   67.3/DesRon12     81 
42/11/11 42/11/13   67.2 xGuad   81 
42/11/13     67.2 sunk(IJN - 2 14in, 36+ 5in some 5.5in and 3.9in shells) 145 KIA   81  104 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 09-04S, 159-54E
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 4 Battle Stars
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