file created: 12/07/02 00:29:49 , last update: 10/15/01
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DD-472 Guest
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher . .
Boston Naval Shipyard, Boston, Mass. 		1941/09/27 1942/12/15 1959/06/05
sold
Namesake: Commo John Guest
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 41-42: Ms 22, 42-44: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/07       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
43/08       P.H. - training   66 
43/08/09     3rdFlt Efate   66 
43/08/19 43/09/06     sail from P.H. to Suva, Fiji > Efate   66 
43/08/31 43/09/04   38/DesRon45/DesDiv89 tactical exercises with TF 37 and TF 39 out of Esp. Santo   88 
43/09 43/10     offensive sweep to Santa Cruz Is., escort missions to Noumea   66 
43/10/06 43/10/07     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/10 43/10/11     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/28 43/11/ Shoe2 31.5/DesRon45/DesDiv89 land Cape Torokina   66  127 
43/11/04       Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/06 43/11/06     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/15 43/11/17     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/21 43/11/21     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/12/04       shell Motupene Point, Bougainville   66 
44/01       maintenance at Efate (AD Medusa, AD Dixie)   81 
44/01/25       shell Saba River, Bougainville   66 
44/01/31 44/02/01   31.8/DesRon45/DesDiv89 USMC raid on Green Islands   66  85  127
44/02/01     31.8/DesRon45/DesDiv89 sinking/share(Hudson) I-171 15 nm W of Buka Is. (05-37S, 154-14E)   85  85 
44/02/13 44/02/16   31.1.4/DesRon45/DesDiv89 land Green Islands   66  127 
44/02/23 44/03/0?   31/DesRon45/DesDiv89 shell Rabaul, Kavieng, antishipping seep in St. George Channel   66  127 
44/03/17       shell Sanba River, Bougainville - rescued PT-63 crew - accidentally sinking PT-283 (06-27S, 155-08E)   66  85 
44/04/30       sinking feighter Meisyo Maru E of Nemto Is.   66 
44/05/29 44/08/09 Forage 52.10/FSU8/DesRon45/DesDiv89     25  127 
44/06/19   Forage 58.7/DesRon45/DesDiv89 xPhilip   81  127 
44/06/27 44/07/07 Forage 52.17.8/DesRon45/DesDiv89     127 
44/07/21 44/08 Forage 53.5 land Guam   81 
44/08/29 44/08/30   32.12.1/DesDiv89 support TG 32.2 landing rehearsals on Cape Esperance   88 
44/09/06 44/09/28 Stale2 32.5/DesRon45/DesDiv89 land Angaur   66 
44/09/13   Stale2 32.5/DesRon45/DesDiv89 assist disabled Perry   66 
44/10/25 45/01     San Francisco - overhaul   66 
45/01 45/01/27     P.H. - training   66 
45/01/27       departed for Iwojima via Marianas   66 
45/02/19 45/02/28 Detach 54?? FS duty   66 
45/03/21 45/05/09 Iceber 52.1.3     70 
45/04/11   Iceber 52.1.3 at Kerama Retto with Suwannee   127 
45/04/14   Iceber 52.1.3 at Kerama Retto with Sangamon   127 
45/04/23   Iceber 52.1.3 at Kerama Retto   127 
45/04/29 45/05/01 Iceber 52.1.3 Kerama Retto   127 
45/05/07 45/05/08 Iceber 52.1.3 Kerama Retto   127 
45/05/09 45/07/01 Iceber 51.5/31.5 Okinawa (western transport area) - RP duty   66  127 
45/05/12 45/05/13 Iceber 51.5 Okinawa/RP13   127 
45/05/13 45/05/15 Iceber   Kerama Retto - tender availability (AD-20 Hamul)   127 
45/05/17 45/05/20 Iceber 51.5 Okinawa/RP7   127 
45/05/20       AA screen off Okinawa  
45/05/24   Iceber   damage(kami) off Kadena, Okinawa (26-22N, 127-44E)   85 
45/05/28 45/05/31 Iceber   Kerama Retto   127 
45/06/01 45/06/04 Iceber 31.5 Okinawa/RP5   127 
45/06/04 45/06/05 Iceber   escort 6 merchants out of Nakagusuku Wan to evade incoming storm   127 
45/06/05 45/06/06 Iceber   Okinawa/RP5   127 
45/06/17 45/06/1? Iceber   Kerama Retto - tender availability (AD-16 Cascade)   127 
45/07/01 45/08     sail from Okinawa to Ulithi > Marshalls > Adak   66 
45/08/15 45/09/09   44     66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1973/08/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 8 Battle Stars
Notice: sold to Brasilia > D-27 Para; 1981/12 used as target , then returned to Rio de Janeiro and scrapped