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DD-521 Kimberly
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1942/07/27
Bethlehem Steel Co., Staten Is., N.Y.
1943/02/04 1943/05/22 1967
sold
Namesake: RAdm Kimberly
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42-43: Ms 21, 43: Ms 32/6d, 44: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/09       joinPac  
43/11/23 43/12/06 Galvan 52.1.3     66 
43/12/? 44/01     Mare Island Naval Shipayrd - repairs   66 
43/12/06       off Tarawa - departed to west coast   66 
43/12/29       P.H.   88 
44/01/22     94/DesRon49 Aleutians   66 
44/02/01 44/02/05   94.6/DesRon49 Attu - raid on Kurils   66 
44/06/24 44/06/28   94/DesRon49 shell Paramushiro   66 
44/08     94/DesRon49 Kuriles Harrashment   66 
44/09/18       Aleutians - departed to San Francisco   66 
44/10/?? 44/11/10     Seeadler Harbor, Manus   66 
44/11/10       escort convoy Seeadler Harbor > Leyte Gulf   66 
44/12/21       escort -convoy to Mangarin Bay, Mindoro   66 
45/01/02 45/01/17 Mike1 77.2/DesRon49 land Luzon   66 
45/01/27 45/01/29 Mike1 77 escort Wasatch from Lingayen Gulf to Mindoro   66 
45/03/21 45/04/01 Iceber 51.1     66 
45/03/25   Iceber 51.1 damage(kami - D3A) off Okinawa (26-02N, 126-54E)   66  85 
45/03/27 45/04/01     Kerama Retto - emergency repairs   66 
45/04/01 45/04/25     Kerama Retto - depart to Mare Island for permanent repairs   66 
45/04/25 45/07??     Mare Island - repairs   66 
45/07/19 45/08/10     P.H. - exercises  
45/08/10 45/08/17   12.5.9 sail from P.H. to Eniwetok   66  125 
45/08/21 45/08/25   30.3.9 sail from Eniwetok to join TF 38 off Japanese coast   105 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 5 Battle Stars
Notice: sold to Taiwan > An-Jang