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DD-447 Jenkins
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1941/11/27
Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J.
1942/06/21 1942/07/31 1971/02/17
scrap
Namesake: RAdm Jenkins
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41: Ms 12/Mod, 42-43: Ms 21, 43: Ms 32/6dLE>

WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/12/2?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
43/01/04       Noumea   66 
43/01/1? 43/06     Solomons, Coral Sea - escort and patrol duty   66 
43/02/12       Noumea   81 
43/06/29 43/07 Cartwh 36.1    
43/07/01       shell Wickham Is., Vonguna, New Georgia   66 
43/07/05 43/07/06   36.1 xKula  
43/07/12 43/07/13   36.1/DesRon21 xKolomb  
43/07/18 43/07/21     escort damaged AVP-24 Chincoteagne from Santa Cruz to Esp. Santo   66 
43/07/21 43/07/25     Esp. Santo   88 
43/08 43/11     Solomons - escort duty, trainings   66 
43/08/01 43/08/02     Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/23 43/08/30     Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/30 43/09/04   39 exercises with TF 37 and TF 38 out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/04 43/09/12     Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/10     39 gunnery exercises out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/23 43/09/26   31.2 sail to sweep Kolombangara, then escort LSTs and APDs convoy to Vella Lavella and Tulagi   69 
43/10/06 43/10/07     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/28 43/10/31     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/14 43/12/04 Galvan 50.2     66 
43/12/04 43/12/09     escort damaged Lexington II to P.H.   66 
43/12/09 44/01/25     P.H.   66 
44/01/05 44/01/12     MINY   88 
44/01/25 44/02     TF 58 refuel group   66 
44/03       shell Bougainville   66 
44/04/20 44/04/2? Reckle 77     66 
44/05 44/06     New Guinea - escort and ASW duty   66 
44/06/0?   Horlie   Biak reinfoirce   66 
44/07/02   Table 75 land Noemfoor Is.   66  81 
44/07/31   Globe 75 land Cape Sansapor  
44/09 44/10 Trade 77 land Morotai   66 
44/10/12 44/11 King2 77     66 
44/11/01 44/11/26 King2 77.1 RP duty off Leyte   66 
44/12/28 45/01/12 Mike1 77.3?     66 
45/01/22 45/02/1? Mike1 LingayenASWGrp     66 
45/02/01   Mike1 LingayenASWGrp sinking/share RO-115 125 nm SW of Manila (13-20N, 119-20E)   85 
45/02/17   Mike1 78.3 land Corregidor   66 
45/03 45/04     Luzon - ASW and fire support duty   66 
45/03/24 45/03/27 Vict2 78.2 land Cebu Is.   66  81 
45/04/24 45/04/30 Oboe1 78 cover minesweeping operations off Tarakan   66 
45/04/30   Oboe1 78 damage(mine) off Tarakan (03-12N, 117-37E)   66  81 
45/05/0? 45/06/18     Subic Bay - repairs   66 
45/06/18 45/07/08     sail from Subic Bay to San Pedro, California   66 
45/07/08 45/09??     San Pedro, California - repairs   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1951/01/05 > DDE-447, 1962/06/30 > DD-447, 1969/07/02 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 14 Battle Stars
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