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DD-450 OŽBannon
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1941/03/03
Bath Iron Works Co., Bath, Maine
1942/02/19 1942/06/26 1970/06/06
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Namesake: Lt Presley O'Bannon (USMC)
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41: Ms 12/Mod, 42: Ms 14, 43: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/09/0?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
42/10/05 42/10/07     Noumea   81 
42/10/07 42/10/14   63.8.1 escort Copahee from Noumea to Guadalcanal   66 
42/10/1? 42/11/07     New Hebrides, S Solomons - escort duty   66 
42/10/14 42/10/17     escort Copahee from Noumea to position 50 miles S of ?Banda?   81 
42/10/17 42/10/22     escort AF Aldebaran to Noumea   81 
42/10/25 42/10/28     escort S-37, S-40   81 
42/10/30 42/11/02     escort AT-131 Bobolink, AK-20 Bellatrix from Esp. Santo to Tulagi   81 
42/11/02       retired to E with Bellatrix because off approach of enemy warships   81 
42/11/03 42/11/07     patrol off Tulagi against Tokio express, escort Bellatrix to Noumea   81 
42/11/08 42/11/11   67.3     81 
42/11/11 42/11/14   67.1 xGuadal - damaged (underwater explosion when Laffey exploded) - no casualties   66  81  104
42/11/17 42/11/2?     Noumea - drydock - repairs   81 
43/01/04 43/01/05   67 shell Munda  
43/01/23     67 shell Munda  
43/02/14 43/02/19     Efate   81 
43/02/19 43/03/04 Cleans 68/DesRon21/DesDiv41 land Russell Islands   81 
43/03/04 43/03/09   68/DesRon21/DesDiv41 shell Munda   66  81 
43/04/05       sinking RO-34 off Russels (08-15S, 158-58E)   81 
43/05/04 43/05/14   18 land Kula Gulf   66 
43/05/16 43/06/09     sail to Sydney, then back to Noumea   81 
43/06/11 43/06/14     escort convoy from Noumea to Guadalcanal   81 
43/06/16       Guadalcanal - attacked by planes   81 
43/06/23       convoy to Guadalcanal - scuttled AK Deimos disabled by RO-103 100 m E of Rennell Is (11-26S,162-01E)   85 
43/06/29 43/07 Cartwh 36.1    
43/07/05 43/07/06   36.1/DesRon21 xKula  
43/07/12 43/07/13   36.1/DesRon21 xKolomb  
43/07/17       rescue Helena survivors from Vella Lavella   81 
43/08/14 43/08/2?   31/DesDiv41 land Vella Lavella   66 
43/10/04       sinking/share 2 barges off Vella Lavella   81 
43/10/05       sweep Vella Lavella area   81 
43/10/06       xVelLa2-damage(collision with Chevalier) (07-30S, 156-15E)   85 
43/10/1? 43/11?     Tulagi - emergency repairs   66 
43/10/16 43/10/19     sail from Tulagi to Esp. Santo (with Patterson)   69 
43/10/19 43/10/24     Esp. Santo   88 
43/12 44/01/11     MINY - repairs, overhaul   66  81  88
44/03/18 44/10/18     New Guinea - landing operations   66 
44/05/29     DesDiv41 shell Medina Plantaation, New Ireland   85 
44/06/02? 44/06/20?   30.4/DesDiv41 HKG   70 
44/10/18 44/10/24 King2 78.7/DesDiv41 reinforce convoy   66 
44/12/07 44/12/10   78.3.8 land Ormoc Bay   66  81 
44/12/15   Love3   land Mindoro   66 
44/12/26 44/12/29   77.14/DesRon21/DesDiv41 cover Mindoro reinforcement echelon   105 
45/01/01 45/02 Mike1 77.3/DesRon21/DesDiv41 land Lingayen Gulf   66 
45/02/01   Mike1 77.3/DesRon21/DesDiv41 sinking/share RO-115 125 nm SW of Manila (13-20N, 119-20E)   85 
45/02/14 45/02/17 Mike1 78.3/DesRon21/DesDiv41 land Corregidor   66 
45/02/17   Mike1 78.3/DesRon21/DesDiv41 shell Ternate area, S Manila Bay   85 
45/02/24 45/02/28 Vict3 74.2 land Palawan   66  81 
45/03/10   Vict4 78.1/DesDiv41 land Zamboanga   66  81 
45/03/26   Vict2 78.2 land Cebu   66  81 
45/04/27 45/05 Oboe1 78 land Tarakan   66 
45/06/17   Iceber 32.1     66 
45/07/01 45/08/27   38 raid Home Islands   66 
45/08/23 45/08/29     screen Missouri   66 
45/08/27     DesDiv41 escort Missouri into Tokio Bay   66 
45/08/27 45/09/01     Tokio Bay   66 
45/09/01 45/09/1?     sail from Tokio Bay to San Francisco   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1949/03/26 > DDE-450; 1962/06/30 > DD-450; 1970/01/30 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 11 Battle Stars, PUC (for period 42/10/07-43/10/07)
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