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DD-470 Bache
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1941/11/19
Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Is., N.Y.
1942/07/07 1942/11/14 1968/03/01
decomm
Namesake: Cdr George Mifflin Bache *1840/11/12, + 1896/02/11 Civil War hero
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41: Ms 22, 44: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/02/2?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
43/03/04 43/03/10     P.H.   66 
43/03/1? 43/12     Aleutians   66 
43/03/10 43/03/1?     sail from P.H. to Aleutians   66 
43/07/22     16.21 shell Kiska   85 
43/08/10   Cotta 16.17/DesRon24     85 
43/12       P.H. - overhaul   66 
43/12/19 43/12/19     Esp. Santo   88 
43/12/23 44/10/29   7thFlt     66 
43/12/24 44/01/07 Dexter 74.1 land Cape Gloucester   66  81 
44/01/02   Michae 76/DesRon24 land Saidor  
44/02/27 44/03 Brewer 76 land Admiralty Is.   66  86 
44/03/30       Milne Bay   81 
44/04/10       shell Hansa Bay   81 
44/04/21       Admiralty Islands   81 
44/04/21 44/04/2? Reckle 77 land Peleliu   81 
44/05/12       shell Wewak   81 
44/05/14       Seeadler Harbor, Manus   81 
44/05/16       Hollandia   81 
44/05/17       Buna   81 
44/06/03 44/06/09 Horlie 75 land Biak   81 
44/06/30 44/07/2? Table 74 land Noemfoor   81 
44/08/08 44/08/13     sail from Manus to Milne Bay (08/10) > Sydney   81 
44/08/13 44/08/16     Sydney - recreation   81 
44/08/15       hunting barges off Aitape   108 
44/08/2? 44/09/01     sail from Sydney to Milne Bay (08/30), after refueling continued to Manus   108 
44/09/0? 44/09/18 Trade 77 land Morotai   81 
44/09/18       Biak   81 
44/10/05       Seeadler Harbor, Manus - drydock   81 
44/10/13 44/10/29 King2 77.3/DesRon24     66 
44/10/24 44/10/25 King2 RightFor/DesRon24 xSuriga  
44/10/29 44/10/31     escort convoy from Leyte to Palaus   66  81 
44/10/31 44/11/01     sail from Palaus to Ulithi   81 
44/11/05 44/11/16     escort convoy from Ulithi to P.H.   81 
44/11/18 44/11/26     sail from P.H. to Puget Sound   81 
44/11/26 45/01/23     PSNY - overhaul   66  81 
45/01/23 45/01/27     escort convoy San Diego > P.H.   81 
45/01/27 45/02/11     P.H.   81 
45/02/11 45/02/20     escort convoy P.H. > Eniwetok   81 
45/02/20       Eniwetok - joined 5thFlt   66 
45/02/21 45/02/28     sail from Eniwetok to Saipan (02/25) > Iwojima   81 
45/02/28 45/03/06 Detach   Iwojima - air support duty   66 
45/03/06 45/03/09 Detach   escort convoy from Iwojima to Saipan   81 
45/03/10 45/03/11     escort convoy from Saipan to Guam   81 
45/03/12 45/03/13     sail from Guam to Ulithi   81 
45/03/13 45/03/15     escort convoy (3 Liberty ships) from Ulithi to Leyte   81 
45/03/15 45/03/27     Leyte   81 
45/03/27 45/05/13 Iceber 55.6 RP and screen duty   86 
45/04/05 45/04/08     sail from Okinawa to Guam   81 
45/04/08 45/04/11     Guam   66 
45/04/11 45/04/22     escort convoy from Guam to Okinawa   81 
45/04/22 45/04/30 Iceber   Okinawa/RP14   81 
45/05/01 45/05/03 Iceber   Okinawa/RP9 -rescued survivors from Little II, LSM-195   81 
45/05/03   Iceber   Okinawa/RP9 - damage(kami) (26-01N, 126-53E)   81 
45/05/04   Iceber   damage(kami)  
45/05/13   Iceber   disable(kami) RP9/Okinawa (26-01N, 126-53E) - 41 KIA, 32 WIA   66  85 
45/05/13 45/05/27 Iceber   Kerama Retto - temporary repairs (USS Nestor)   66  81 
45/05/27 45/06/03     sail from Okinawa to Saipan (06/02) > Guam   81 
45/06/03 45/06/09     Guam   81 
45/06/09 45/06/12     sail from Guam to Eniwetok   81 
45/06/12 45/06/2?     sail from Eniwetok to P.H. > Panama   81 
45/07/0?       leftPac - Panama Canal - enroute to New York for repairs   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1951/01/02 > DDE-465, 1962/06/30 > DD-465; 1968/03/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 8 Battle Stars
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