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DD-445 Fletcher
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1941/10/02
Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J.
1942/05/03 1942/06/30 1972/02/22
scrap
Namesake: Adm Frank Friday Fletcher - Medal of Honor
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41: Ms 12/Mod, 42: Ms 21, 43: Ms 31/2c, 44: Ms 21 /  Ms 22
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/09/2?       joinPac  
42/10/05 42/10/15     Noumea   66 
42/10/07 42/10/14   63.8.1 escort Copahee to Guadalcanal and back   81 
42/10/15 42/10/29   64 xSCruz   66 
42/10/28 42/11/01   64.2 shell Guadalcanal   66 
42/10/30     64.2 escort -off Lunga  
42/10/31 42/11/08   65.3 Guadalcanal reinforcement   81 
42/11/09 42/11/14   67.2 xGuadal   81 
42/11/30 42/12/01   67.4 xTassaf  
43/01/04 43/01/06   67.2 shell Munda  
43/02/01     67/DesRon21 cover landing at Verahue, Guadalcanal   66 
43/02/11       sinking/share(SON from Helena) I-18 in Coral Sea (14-15S, 161-53E)   66  85 
43/02/14 43/02/19     Efate   81 
43/02/19       sinking/share I-18 S of San Cristobal  
43/02/19 43/03/04 Clean 68/DesRon21 land Russell Islands   66  81 
43/03/04 43/03/09   68/DesRon21 shell Munda   66  81 
43/03/1? 43/04     Solomons - escort duty   66 
43/03/18 43/03/19     Esp. Santo   88 
43/04/23 43/05/04     Sydney - refresh   66 
43/05/1? 43/06     Solomons - escort duty   66 
43/05/18       rescued AO H.M. Storey (sunk by I-25) survivors off Noumea and takes them to Efate   85 
43/06/16       departed Noumea for stateside overhaul   66 
43/07 43/08/20     USA - overhaul   66 
43/08/20 43/08/27     escort (with Wileman) 3 ships convoy from San Francisco to P.H.   66 
43/09/27 43/10/31     escort duty from Noumea to Solomons   66 
43/11 43/12/09 Galvan 50.1 or 50.3     66 
43/12/29       P.H.   88 
44/01/13 44/01/21     escort transports from San Diego to Lahaina Roads,Hawaii   66 
44/01/30   Flint   shell Wotje   66 
44/01/31 44/02/04 Flint 52     66 
44/02/04 44/02/1?     escort transports from Kwajalein to Funafuti   66 
44/02/15 44/02/22 Catch   screen BBs while shell Taroa, Wotje   66 
44/02/2? 44/03     patrol off Eniwetok   66 
44/03 44/04     Tulagi - training   66 
44/04/18       Cape Sudest   66 
44/04/20 44/05 Reckle 77.2 land Humboldt Bay   66 
44/05       escort convoy to Noumea, then ASW patrol off Noumea   66 
44/05/27 44/06/08 Horlie 74 land - Biak   81 
44/07/02   Table 75 land Noemfoor Is.   66  81 
44/07/31   Globe 75 land Cape Sansapor   66 
44/09 44/10 Trade 77 land Morotai   66 
44/10/09 44/10/12     Seeadler Harbor, Manus   66 
44/10/12 44/10/21 Kong2 78 or 79 transport screen   66 
44/10/21 44/10/2?     escort convoy Leyte > New Guinea   66 
44/11/23   King2   arrived Leyte with reinforcement convoy   66 
44/12/05       attacked by kami   81 
44/12/06 44/12/1?   78.3 land Ormoc Bay   66 
44/12/15   Love3 78 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/26 44/12/29   77.14/DesRon21 cover Mindoro reinforcement echelon   105 
45/01/04 45/02 Mike1 77.3/DesRon21     66 
45/01/08   Mike1 77.3/DesRon21 attacked by kami   81 
45/01/30   Mike7 78.3/SubicFSU land Grande Is., Subic Bay, Luzon   85 
45/01/31   Mike6 78.2 land Nasugbu Bay   85 
45/02/13 45/02/17 Mike1 78.3/DesRon21 land Corregidor   66 
45/02/14   Mike1 78.3/DesRon21 damage(coastal battery) off Corregidor (14-25N, 120-30E) - 7 KIA, 9 WIA   81  85 
45/02/24 45/02/28 Vict3 78.2 land Palawan   66  81 
45/03/10   Vict4 78.1/DesRon21 land Zamboanga   66  81 
45/03/24 45/03/27 Vict2 77 land Cebu Is.   66  81 
45/05/01   Oboe1 78 land Tarakan   66 
45/05/13       departed to San Diego for overhaul   66 
45/06 45/08?     San Diego - overhaul   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1949-1962 DDE-445; 1969/08/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 15 Battle Stars
Notice: x Tassafaronga - undamaged as 13th ship in column > nickname "Lucky Thirteen"