file created: 12/07/02 01:05:50 , last update: 07/25/02
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DD-530 Trathen
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1942/03/17
Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco, Cal.
1942/10/22 1943/05/28 1972/11/01
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Namesake: James Trathen *1811/08/28 +1903/06/16 Civil War volunteer (entered Navy 50ty year old)
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42: Ms 21, 44: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/06? 43/08     P.H. - training operations   66 
43/08/25 43/09/14   11 land Baker Is.   66 
43/09/29 43/10/11   14.5 raid Wake - engine troubles   66 
43/10/2? 43/11/21     PSNY - repairs   66 
43/11/21 43/11/27     sail form Puget Sound to P.H.   66 
43/11/27 43/12/03     P.H.   66 
43/12/03 43/12/18   16.15.2/UF    
43/12/19 43/12/20     rescued PBY crew 125 miles off Makin   66 
43/12/24 44/01/01     esocrt (+Le Hardy) s/s Mormacport from Gilberts to P.H.   66 
44/01/01 44/01/23     P.H.   66 
44/01/23 44/02/07 Flint FSG Parry Is land Kwajalein   66 
44/02/08 44/02/09     sail from Kwajalein to Majuro   66 
44/02/10 44/02/15 Flint   ASW patrol off Kwajalein   66 
44/02/15 44/03/04 Catch 51.17    
44/03/04 44/05/03     Majuro (replenish), Solomons, Emirau - patrol duty   66 
44/03/23 44/04/08   39/DesRon47/DesDiv93    
44/03/25       attacking SS  
44/05/          
44/05/03       joined 7th Flt   66 
44/05/15 44/05/25 Straig 75 land Wakde   66  81 
44/05/25 44/05/31     patrol off Schouten Islands   66 
44/05/31 44/06/09 Horlie 75 land Biak   66 
44/07/02   Table 77.2 land Noemfoor Is.   66  81 
44/07/30 44/08/0? Globe 77 land Cape Sansapor-   66 
44/08/13 44/08/20     Sydney - recreation, availability   66 
44/08/26 44/08/31     Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
44/09/15 44/10/04 Stale2 32.7.1/DesRon47/DesDiv93 land Palau   70  104 
44/10/10 44/11/0? King2 77.4.1     70 
44/10/25   King2 77.4.1 xSamar   70 
44/11/0? 44/11/1?     Seeadler Harbor, Manus   66 
44/11/16 44/11/23 King2 77     66 
44/11/23 44/11/25     sail from Leyte to Ulithi   66 
44/11/25 44/12/29     Ulithi - exercises   66 
45/01/05 45/01/25 Mike1 38.2     66 
45/02/10 45/03/04 Detach 58.4.3/DesRon47/DesDiv93     66 
45/03/14 45/04/2? Iceber 58.4/DesRon47/DesDiv93     66 
45/03/27 45/03/28 Iceber 58.4.9/DesRon47/DesDiv93 shell Minami Daito Shima   66 
45/04/11   Iceber 58.4/DesRon47/DesDiv93 damage(friendly fire) 145 nm NE of Nakagusuku Bay, Okinawa (27-13N, 130-15E) - 3 KIA, 21 WIA   66  85 
45/04/2? 45/05/03     Ulithi  
45/05/03 45/05/06     sail from Ulithi to Okinawa   66 
45/05/06 45/05/28 Iceber 58.4/DesRon47/DesDiv93     66 
45/05/28 45/06/13 Iceber 58.4/DesRon47/DesDiv93     66 
45/07/06 45/09/29     Todd Shipbuilding Co., Seattle - overhaul   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1972/11/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 8 Battle Stars
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