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DD-465 Saufley
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1942/01/27
Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J.
1942/07/19 1942/08/09 1968/02/20
target
Namesake: Ltjg Richard C. Saufley, naval aviator
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41: Ms 12/Mod, 42: Ms 22, 43: Ms 31/9d, 44: Ms 22
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
42/11       joinPac   66 
42/11/14 42/11/28     escort Indiana and Columbia from Panama to Tongatabu   112 
42/11/30 42/12/02     escort Indiana and Columbia from Tongatabu to Noumea   112 
42/12/02       Noumea   66 
42/12/05 43/01     convoy duty from Esp. Santo to Tulagi, antishipping sweeps   66 
43/01 43/02/19   11    
43/02/19 43/02/25 Clean 64?     66 
43/03 43/06/2?     Solomons - New Caledony - New Hebrides area   66 
43/04/07     19 exercises off Esp. Santo and Efate   88 
43/04/21 43/04/27     Efate   88 
43/05/18 43/06/27     Efate   89 
43/06/26 43/07/1? Toena 36.2/DesDiv43     88 
43/07/02 43/07/05 Toena 36.3.9     88 
43/07/1? 43/08     New Georgia, escort duty to New Hebrides and Vella Lavella   66 
43/07/11 43/07/12   36.9/DesDiv43 shell Munda   88 
43/07/17 43/07/18     attacking 3 IJN DD off Vanga Point, Kolombangara (+Waller, Pringle)   66 
43/07/24 43/07/28     Esp. Santo   88 
43/07/28 43/07/30   36.2.2     88 
43/07/30 43/08/02     Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/02 43/08/05   36.2 tactical exercises with TG 36.3 out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/05 43/08/08     Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/08 43/08/10     out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/10 43/08/18     Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/31       damage(coastal batery) in "Slot"   66 
43/09/15       sinking/share(VP-23) RO-101 S of Guad. (convoy) - 10-57' S., 163-56' E   66 
43/09/17 43/09/20     Esp. Santo   88 
43/09/2? 43/10     between Klombangara and Choiseul - antibarge patrols   66 
43/10/01       damage(bomb) - 2 KIA, 11 WIA - (07-42S, 160-14E)   66 
43/10/04 43/10/04     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/10/24 43/10/25     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/10/29 43/10/30     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11 44/01     escort Bougainville reinforcement convoys   66 
43/11/03 43/11/04     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/08 43/11/09     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/17     36.1 escort APD & LST off Empress Augusta Bay  
43/11/21 43/11/21     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
44/02/15     39 land Green Is   66 
44/03/20 44/04   36 land Emirau   66 
44/04/07       sinking I-2 50 nm WNW of New Hannover (02-17S, 149-14E)   66  85 
44/04/1 ? 44/04/08     escort run to Admiralties   66 
44/04/18 44/05/04   38 Port Purvis, Tulagi   66 
44/05/04 44/05/12     sail from Tulagi to P.H.   66 
44/05/12 44/06/01     P.H.   66 
44/06/01 44/06/16 Forage 51.8     25 
44/06/16 44/07/20 Forage DesRon22 Saipan landing - call fire, screen, shore bombardement duty   66 
44/07/20 44/07/23 Forage DesRon22 Guam landing   66 
44/07/23 44/08/12 Forage DesRon22 Tinian landing   66 
44/08/12 44/08/2?   DesRon22 sail from Marianas to San Francisco   66 
44/08/2? 44/10/26     San Francisco - overhaul   66 
44/10/26 44/11/17     sail San Francisco > Ulithi  
44/11/2 ? 44/12 King2 77.2/DesDiv43 Leyte - patrol duty   105 
44/11/27 44/11/28 King2 77.2/DesDiv43 shell Ormoc Bay   85 
44/11/28     77.2/DesDiv43 sinking/share PC Nr.53 from convoy W of Leyte  
44/11/28     77.2/DesDiv43 sinking/share I-46 in Ormoc Bay (10-48N, 124-35E)   66  105 
44/11/29     77.2/DesDiv43 damage(kami-A6M-5b) in Leyte Gulf (10-50N, 125-40E)   85 
44/12       Seeadler Harbor, Manus - repairs (AD-17 Pidemont)   66 
45/01/20 45/01/26     escort TransDiv21 from Leyte to Morotai and back   66 
45/01/31 45/02/03 Mike6 78.2 land Nasugbu   66 
45/02   Mike1 77/DesRon22/DesDiv43 shell Corregidor  
45/02 45/03 Mike1 77/DesRon22/DesDiv43 Manila Bay, Mindoro -support operations   66 
45/03/31 45/04/04     land Sanga Sanga Is.   66 
45/04/08 45/04/11     land Jolo   66 
45/05 45/06     escort duty   66 
45/06/2? 45/07/1? Oboe6 78 land Balikpapan   66 
45/07/22 45/08     Morotai, then escort duty between Leyte and Ulithi   66 
45/12/31 45/01/20 Mike1 79.2    

Ship status, hull number changes...: 49/03/15 > DDE-465, 51/01/01 > EDDE-465, 62/07/01 > DD-465, 1966/09/01
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 16 Battle Stars RO-101, I-2, PC #53
Notice: 1962 - participate in the filming of the movie "PT109." sunk as a result of tests