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DD-500 Ringgold
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1942/06/25
Federal Shipb. & Drydock Co., Kearny, N.J. 		1942/11/11 1942/12/24 1959/07/14
sold
Namesake: RAdm Cadwallader Ringgold
TTD differences from class:Ms 22
Camouflage: 41-42: Ms 22, 42-43: Ms 21, 43: Ms 31/21d, 44: Ms 22
WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/07/27       joinPac-Ms 22  
43/08     DesDiv50/DF P.H.   66 
43/08/22 43/09/07     15/DesRon25/DesDiv50/DF raid Marcus Is   66  100 
43/09/11 43/09/19   50/DesRon25/DesDiv50/DF raid Makin & Tarawa   66  100 
43/09/29 43/10/11   14/DesRon25/DesDiv50/DF raid Wake   66  100 
43/11 43/11/27 Galvan 53.4.4/DesDiv50/UF,DF land Tarawa   66  100 
43/11/20   Galvan 53.4.4 attacking Nautilus off Gilberts  
43/11/20   Galvan 53.4.4 damage(costal batteries) off Tarawa (01-24N, 172-58E)   66 
43/12       repairs   66 
44/01/31 44/02/07 Flint 52.8.4/UF    
44/03/15 44/04   36.2/DesRon25/DesDiv50/DF land Emirau   66  100 
44/03/20     36.2/DesRon25/DesDiv50/DF shell Kavieng   66  100 
44/04/24 44/05/01 Reckle 77/DesRon25/DesDiv50/DF land Hollandia   66  100 
44/06 45/08 Forage 53.1/DesRon25/DesDiv50/DF Landing Craft Control Ship   66  100 
44/08/11     arrived Eniwetok     88 
44/09/0? 44/10 Trade 77/DesRon25/DesDiv50/DF land Morotai   66  100 
44/10 44/10/22 King2 78.1/DesRon25/DesDiv49 land Panaon Is, Leyte Gulf   66  100 
44/10/22 44/11     sail from Leyte to Mare Island   66 
44/11 45/01     General Engineering and DryDock Co. - overhaul   66  81 
45/02/10 45/03/03 Detach 58.1.3/DesRon25/DesDiv50/DF     66  100 
45/03/03 45/03/05 Detach 59     125 
45/03/05   Detach 59/DesDiv50 damage (collision - Yarnall) 165 nm NW of Ulithi (12-15N, 138-08E)   66  125 
45/03/07? 45/05/2?     Ulithi, PHNY - repairs - new bow   66  100 
45/06/0 ? 45/06/04     Ulithi   66 
45/06/04 45/06/06     sail Ulithi > Okinawa to join TF 38   66 
45/06/06 45/06/13 Iceber 38.1/DesRon25/DesDiv50/DF     66 
45/07/01 45/08/22   38.1/DesRon25/DesDiv50/DF     66  104 
45/07/15 45/07/16   DesRon25 sweep N of Honshu   66 
45/07/31     DesRon25 shell Shimizu area, Honshu Is.   66 
45/08/23 45/08/26   DesDiv50/DF escort Antietam from TU 30.3.9 (en route from Eniwetok) to Guam   66  105 
45/08/26 45/09     Apra Harbor, Guam   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 10 Battle Stars
Notice: sold to Germany > Z 2, 1981 sold to Greece > Nearchas