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DD-477 Pringle
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1941/07/31
Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, S.C.
1942/05/02 1942/09/15 1945/04/16
sunk
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:42/11: conver 3x127,1 plane
Camouflage: 41: Ms 22, 42: Ms 21, 43: Ms 32/7d, 44: Ms 22BR>
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/02/1?       joinPac - Panama Canal   66 
43/05/13 43/05/17     escort (with Case, Converse, Smith) North Carolina and Victorious from Pago Pago to Noumea   126 
43/05/18 43/05/2?     escort convoy Noumea > Guadlacanal   81 
43/05/30       Guadalcanal   66 
43/06/03 43/06/27     Efate   88 
43/06/18     19 exercises out of Efate   88 
43/06/26 43/07/13 Toena 36.2/Desron22/SF     88 
43/06/29   Toena 36.2.2/DesRon22/SF mining Shortland Harbor   88 
43/07/11 43/07/12   36.9 shell Munda   88 
43/07/13       detached from TG 36.2   88 
43/07/17 43/07/18     attacking 3 IJN DD off Vanga Point, Kolombangara (+Waller, Saufley)   66 
43/07/19       Esp. Santo   88 
43/07/28 43/07/30   36.2.1     88 
43/07/29? 43/08/02     Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/06 43/08/10     Esp. Santo   88 
43/08/14 43/08/18   31 land Vella Lavella   66 
43/08/20       attacked by torpedo plane escorting LSTs through Gizo Straits   81 
43/08/24       cover TG 34.4 laying mines off Wilson Cove, W Kolombangara   66  85 
43/09/03 43/09/04     sinking 3 barges between Choiseul, and Kolombangara (+Dyson)   66 
43/10/16 43/10/17     Esp. Santo   88 
43/10/25       Tulagi   88 
43/10/27       land Treasury Is.   81 
43/10/28 43/10/31     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/03       covering transports in Empress Augusta Bay  
43/11/07 43/11/09     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
43/11/11     31.7     66 
43/11/17     31.6/DesRon22/DesDiv43 5th Bougainville reinforcement echelon   66 
43/11/19 43/11/20     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
44/01/2?       Sydney   66 
44/01/20       sinking/share(Anthony) group of barges SE of Bougainville   127 
44/02/13 44/03/0?   31/DesRon22/DesDiv43 land Green Islands   81 
44/02/25     DesRon22/DesDiv43 shell Kavieng   81 
44/02/29 44/03/01   DesRon22/DesDiv43 sweep SW of Bougainville   66 
44/03/20     31.2/DesRon22/DesDiv43 land Emirau   81 
44/04/05       attacking on sonar contact off Admiralty Islands   81 
44/05? 44/07??? Forage   Saipan, Tinian - FS, screen, escort duty   66 
44/08/12 44/09/01     sail from Guam to San Francisco   81 
44/09/01 44/10/19     MINY - overhaul   66 
44/10/19 44/10/2?     sail from Mare Island to P.H.   66 
44/11/10       departed P.H. for Leyte   66 
44/11/2 ? 44/12/0?   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 W of Leyte  
44/11/28     77.2/DesDiv43 sinking/share I-46 in Ormoc Bay (10-48N, 124-35E)   66  105 
44/12/01   King2 77.2/DesDiv43 patrol (with Allen M. Sumner) between Homonhon and Dinagat Islands   105 
44/12/07     77.3 escort TG 78.3 into San Pedro Bay   105 
44/12/12 44/12/17 Love3 78.3 land Mindoro   105 
44/12/15 44/12/17 Love3 78.3.2 escort empty landing craft to Leyte   105 
44/12/27 44/12/30   78.3.15     66 
44/12/30     78.3.15 damage(kami) - Mangarin Bay, Mindoro - 11 KIA, 20 WIA   66 
45/01 45/02     Seeadler Harbor, Manus - repairs (AD-18 Sierra)   66  81 
45/02       back in service  
45/02/10? 45/03/04 Detach   screen transports, FS duty   66 
45/03/04 45/03/1?     Ulithi   66 
45/03/1? 45/04/06 Iceber 53.6 screen Transport Group Baker   66  86 
45/04/06 45/04/07 Iceber   screen retiring transports towards Saipan   81 
45/04/08   Iceber   off Okinawa   81 
45/04/09 45/04/12 Iceber 51.19 land Tsugen Shima   81 
45/04/14 45/04/16 Iceber   RP duty   66 
45/04/14 45/04/16 Iceber   Okinawa - RP14   81 
45/04/16   Iceber   sunk(kami - 2xD3A2) Okinawa/RP14 - 65 KIA, 110 WIA (27-26N, 126-59E)   86 

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 27-26N, 126-59E
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 10 Battle Stars PC #53, I-46
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