file created: 12/07/02 01:04:27 , last update: 07/25/02
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DD-479 Stevens
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1941/12/30
Charlseton Naval Shipyard
1942/06/24 1943/02/01 1973/11/27
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Namesake: RAdm Thomas Holdup Stevens II (*1819/05/27, +1896/05/15) - CO gunboat Ottawa during Civil War, 1864 took parti n battle of Mmobile Bay, CO Pacific Squadron 1880-81
TTD differences from class:43: converted to seaplane tender
Camouflage: 42-44: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/07/26 43/07/28     land Iloilo, Panay Is.   66 
43/07/28 43/08/09     sail from Panama to P.H.   66 
43/08/09 43/08/2?     P.H.   66 
43/08/22 43/09/07   15 raid Marcus   66 
43/09/01 43/09/02   50 raid Marcus Is.   66 
43/09/11 43/09/19   50 raid Tarawa, Makin   66 
43/10 43/12/06     west coast - overhaul   66 
43/12/29       P.H.   88 
44/01/31 44/02/04 Flint 52.8.1    
44/02/04 44/02/08     sail from Kwajalein to Funafuti   66 
44/02/08 44/02/13     Funafuti   66 
44/02/13 44/02/18     escort APA DuPage, Aquarius, Almaack from Funafuti to Tulagi (+Lang)   66 
44/02/19 44/02/22     escort APA Almaack from Tulagi to Noumea   66 
44/02/22 44/02/26     Noumea   66 
44/02/26 44/03/02?     escort s/s Japara from Noumea to Tulagi   66 
44/03/02? 44/03/05     escort s/s Mormacwren from Tulagi to Efate   66 
44/03/05 44/03/15     Efate   66 
44/03/15 44/03/25   36 land Emirau/shell Kavieng   66 
44/03/25 44/04/05     Efate   66 
44/04/05 44/04/19     sail from Efate to Cape Cretin   66 
44/04/19 44/04/30 Reckle 77.4    
44/04/30 44/05/10     sail from Hollandia to Tulagi   66 
44/05/10 44/06/04     Solomons - escort and training duty   66 
44/06/04 44/06/08     sail from Solomons to Kwajalein   66 
44/06/08 44/06/12     Kwajalein - patrol duty   66 
44/06/12 44/06/18?     sail from Kwajalein to Eniwetok   66 
44/06/18? 44/07/17     Eniwetok   66 
44/07/17 44/07/30 Forage 53.1 land Guam   66  81 
44/07/30 44/07/31     Eniwetok   66 
44/07/31 44/08/05     sail from Eniwetok to Tulagi   66 
44/08/05 44/08/06     sail from Tulagi to Esp. Santo   66 
44/08/06 44/08/14     Esp. Santo   66 
44/08/06 44/08/11     Eniwetok   88 
44/08/14 44/08/16     sail from Esp. Santo to Tulagi   66 
44/08/17 44/08/21     sail from Tulagi to Humboldt Bay   66 
44/09/07 44/09/08?     sail from Humboldt Bay to Aitape   66 
44/09/10 44/09/2? Trade 77 land Morotai   66 
44/09/15 44/09/18 Trade 77 escort HMAS Manoora and HMAS Kanimiola to Humboldt Bay   66 
44/09/19 44/09/23 Trade 77 escort reinforce echelon to Morotai (+McKee)   66 
44/09/23 44/10/05 Trade 77 Morotai - ASW, RP ruty   66 
44/10/05 44/10/16     Humboldt Bay   66 
44/10/16 44/10/22 King2 78.6 reinforce Leyte   66 
44/10/22 44/10/28 King2 78.10     66 
44/10/28 44/12/09 King2   3 reinnforce runs to Leyte   66 
44/12/20 44/12/23     escort AK Ruticulus from Leyte to Samar and back   66 
44/12/27 45/01/01 Mike1 78.3.15     66 
45/01/09 45/01/13 Mike1   escort convoy from Leyte? to Lingayen Gulf   66 
45/01/13 45/01/18 Mike1 77 Lingayen Gulf - RP duty   66 
45/01/18 45/01/23 Mike1   escort convoy from Lingayen to Leyte   66 
45/01/23 45/02/02     Leyte   66 
45/02/02 45/02/05 Mike1 78.12.9     66 
45/02/05 45/02/09 Mike1 78.7.2     66 
45/02/09 45/02/13 Mike1   Lingayen Gulf   66 
45/02/13 45/03/06     sail from Lingayen to Manus > Hollandia > Manila Bay   66 
45/03/06 45/03/09 Mike1   Manila Bay   66 
45/03/09 45/03/10 Mike1   sail from Manila Bay to Mindoro   66 
45/03/11 45/03/12 Mike1   sail from Mindoro to Lingayen Gulf   66 
45/03/12 45/03/16 Mike1   Lingayen Gulf   66 
45/03/16 45/03/21 Vict1 74.2.2 land Iloilo, Panay Is.   66 
45/03/21 45/04/14   74.2 Subic Bay   66 
45/04/14 45/04/21 Vict5 74.2 land Malabang, Parang, and Cotabato at Mindanao Is   66  81 
45/04/21 45/04/29     Subic Bay   66 
45/04/29 45/05/01     sail from Subic Bay to Polloc Harbor, Mindanao > Davao Gulf   66 
45/05/03       screen minesweeping units at Santa Cruz area   66 
45/05/03 45/05/06     sail from Santa Cruz to Subic Bay   66 
45/05/06 45/06/07     Manila Bay, Subic Bay - repairs, upkeep, exercises   66 
45/06/07 45/07/05 Oboe2 74.2 land Brunei Bay, Borneo   66 
45/06/13 45/07/02 Oboe6 74.2 land Balikpapan   66 
45/06/15 45/06/17 Oboe6 74.2 support minesweepers   66 
45/06/17   Oboe6 74.2 shell Klandashan beaches   66 
45/06/19   Oboe6 74.2 shell   66 
45/06/21 45/06/23 Oboe6 74.2 engage shore batteries   66 
45/07/05 45/07/12     San Pedro Bay, Leyte   66 
45/07/12 45/07/15     sail from San Pedro Bay to Subic Bay   66 
45/07/15 45/08/28     Subic Bay - tactical and ASW exercises   66 
45/08/28 45/08/30   71.1     66 
45/08/30 45/09/01     Buckner Bay, Okinawa   66 
45/09/01 45/09/10   72     66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1972/12/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 9 Battle Stars
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