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DD-527 Ammen
United States Navy destroyer
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Fletcher | 1941/11/29 Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco, Cal. | 1942/09/17 | 1943/03/20 | 1961/04/20
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| Namesake: RAdm Daniel Ammen (*1820/05/15, +1898/07/11) - Chief, Bureau od Yards and Docks 1869 | |||||
| TTD differences from class: | |||||
| Camouflage: 42: Ms 21, 43: Ms 31/24d, 44: Ms 22 | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 43/03/30 | 43/04/20 | San Diego - shakedown | 66 | ||
| 43/04/20 | 43/04/21 | sail from San Diego to San Pedro, Cal. | 66 | ||
| 43/04/21 | 43/04/23 | San Pedro, Cal. | 66 | ||
| 43/04/23 | 43/05/2? | Landcr | 51.1 | land Attu | 81 |
| 43/05/2? | 43/05/31 | sail from Alaska to San Diego | 66 | ||
| 43/05/31 | 43/06/14? | San Diego - repairs | 66 | ||
| 43/06/14? | 43/07/11 | San Francisco | 66 | ||
| 43/07/11 | 43/07/21 | convoy from San Francisco to point 900 miles off Adak, then sail back | 66 | ||
| 43/07/21 | 43/07/29 | San Francisco | 66 | ||
| 43/07/29 | 43/08/05 | escort convoy from San Francisco to Adak | 66 | ||
| 43/08/05 | 43/09/12 | Cotta | 16.17/ComGrp | 85 | |
| 43/09/12 | 43/09/24 | Adak | 66 | ||
| 43/09/25 | 43/10/02 | sail from Kiska to P.H. | 66 | ||
| 43/10/02 | 43/10/11 | P.H. - gunnery, torpedo, ASW practice | 66 | ||
| 43/10/11 | 43/10/16 | sail from P.H. to Adak (+Bush) | 66 | ||
| 43/10/16 | 43/11/26 | Aleutians - patrol duty | 66 | ||
| 43/11/26 | 43/12/04 | sail from Adak to P.H. | 66 | ||
| 43/12/04 | 43/12/09 | P.H. | 66 | ||
| 43/12/09 | 43/12/19 | sail from P.H. to Funafuti > Esp. Santo > Milne Bay | 66 | ||
| 43/12/16 | 43/12/16 | Esp. Santo | 88 | ||
| 43/12/24 | 44/01/07 | Dexter | 74 | land Cape Gloucester | 66 81 |
| 44/02 | Sydney | 66 | |||
| 44/02/22 | 44/02/29? | Milne Bay, New Guinea | 66 | ||
| 44/02/29? | 44/03 | Brewer | 76 | land Admiralty Is. | 66 86 |
| 44/03/02 | Brewer | 76.2.1 | 121 | ||
| 44/03/18 | 44/03/19 | 74.5 | shell Wewak | 66 85 | |
| 44/04/18 | 44/04/2? | Reckle | 74 | land Aitape, Hollandia | 66 108 |
| 44/04/2? | 44/05/05 | Reckle | 78.2 | 66 | |
| 44/05/16 | 44/06/1? | Horlie | Crutchley | land Biak | 66 |
| 44/06/1? | 44/06/30 | Seeadler Harbor, Manus | 66 | ||
| 44/06/30 | 44/07/0? | Table | 75 | land Noemfoor Is. | 66 81 |
| 44/07/27? | 44/07/31 | Globe | 75 | land Cape Sansapor | 66 |
| 44/08/08? | 44/08/26 | Sydney - 18 days upkeep period | 66 | ||
| 44/08/15 | hunting barges off Aitape | 108 | |||
| 44/08/2? | 44/09/01 | sail from Sydney to Milne Bay (08/30), after refueling continued to Manus | 108 | ||
| 44/08/26 | 44/09/01 | sail from Sydney to Manus | 66 | ||
| 44/09/01 | 44/09/11 | Manus - drills, upkeep | 66 | ||
| 44/09/11 | 44/09/29 | Trade | 77 | land Morotai | 66 |
| 44/09/29 | 44/10/11 | Seeadler Harbor, Manus | 66 | ||
| 44/10/11 | 44/10/25 | King2 | 77.1 | ||
| 44/10/25 | 44/10/27 | King2 | 77.3 | 66 | |
| 44/10/27 | 44/10/29 | King2 | 77.4.2 | 66 | |
| 44/10/29 | 44/10/29 | King2 | 77.2 | 66 | |
| 44/10/29 | 44/11/16 | King2 | 77.1 | 66 | |
| 44/11/01 | King2 | 77.1 | damage(kami - P1Y) 25 nm SE of Dulag, Leyte (10-40N, 125-20E) - 5 KIA, 21 WIA | 66 85 | |
| 44/11/16 | 44/11/21 | sail from Leyte to Manus | 66 | ||
| 44/11/21 | 44/11/30 | Seeadler Harbor, Manus - prepare to back voyage | 66 | ||
| 44/11/30 | 44/12/21 | sail from Manus to Majuro > P.H. > San Francisco | |||
| 44/12/21 | 45/02/09 | MINY - repairs | 66 | ||
| 45/02/09 | 45/02/15 | escort Chenango from Mare Island to P.H. | 66 | ||
| 45/02/15 | 45/03/04 | P.H. - training, carrier escort duty | 66 | ||
| 45/03/04 | 45/03/13 | sail from P.H. to Eniwetok (03/10) > Ulithi | 66 | ||
| 45/03/13? | 45/03/15? | sail from Ulithi to Leyte | 66 | ||
| 45/03/15? | 45/03/27 | San Pedro Bay, Leyte - Iceberg training | 66 | ||
| 45/03/27 | 45/04/10 | Iceber | 55.6 | 66 86 | |
| 45/04/10 | 45/04/20 | Iceber | 51.2 | sail to Marianas and back to Okinawa | 66 |
| 45/04/20 | 45/06/23 | Iceber | 51.5 | Okinawa - RP duty | 66 |
| 45/04/21 | Iceber | 51.5 | damage(planes) off Okinawa - 8 WIA (27-13N, 128-16E) | 66 | |
| 45/04/21 | 45/04/26 | Iceber | 51.5 | Kerama Retto - repairs, replenish | 66 |
| 45/04/26 | 45/04/27 | Iceber | 51.5 | Okinawa - patrol duty | 66 |
| 45/04/28 | 45/05/01 | Iceber | 51.5 | Okinawa/RP1 | 66 |
| 45/05/01 | 45/05/03 | Iceber | 51.5 | Kerama Retto - refuel, replenish | 66 |
| 45/05/03 | 45/05/09 | Iceber | 51.5 | Okinawa/RP9 | 66 |
| 45/05/09 | 45/05/10 | Iceber | 51.5 | Kerama Retto - replenish, refuel | 66 |
| 45/05/10 | 45/05/13 | Iceber | 51.5 | off Hagushi Beaches, Okinawa | 66 |
| 45/05/13 | 45/05/18 | Iceber | 51.5 | Okinawa/RP16 | 66 |
| 45/05/19 | 45/05/22 | Iceber | 51.5 | Kerama Retto - repairs (AD-20 Hamul) | 66 |
| 45/05/2? | 45/06/01 | Iceber | 31.5 | Okinawa/RP5 | 127 |
| 45/05/22 | 45/05/24 | Iceber | 51.5 | off Hagushi Beaches, Okinawa | 66 |
| 45/05/24 | 45/05/28 | Iceber | 51.5 | Okinawa/RP15 | 66 |
| 45/06/23 | 45/06/24 | Kerama Retto | 66 | ||
| 45/06/24 | 45/06/27 | sail from Kerama Retto to Leyte | 66 | ||
| 45/06/27 | 45/07/13 | San Pedro Bay, Leyte | 66 | ||
| 45/07/13 | 45/08/1? | 95 | sweep East China Sea | 66 | |
| 45/08/1? | 45/09 | Okinawa area | 66 | ||