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DD-537 The Sullivans
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1942/10/10
Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco, Cal.
1943/04/04 1943/09/30
memori
Namesake: 5 Sullivans brothers dead with CL-52 Juneau 13/11/42
TTD differences from class:Ms 22
Camouflage: 42-44: Ms 21, 44: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/12/23 43/12/29   DesRon52/DesDiv103 sail from San Francisco to P.H.   66 
43/12/29 44/01/16     P.H.   66 
44/01/16   Flint 58.2/DesRon52/DesDiv103     66 
44/02/18 44/02/20 Hailst 58.2.4 escort damaged Intrepid to Majuro   66 
44/02/22 44/03/04     sail from Majuro to P.H.   66 
44/03/04 44/03/22     PHNY - drydocking, upkeep   66 
44/03/22 44/04/06 Desec1 58.2/DesRon52/DesDiv103     66 
44/04/13 44/05/13 Reckle 58.2/DesRon52/DesDiv103     66 
44/05/01   Mudba 58.7 shell Ponape   66  81 
44/05/15 44/05/31   58.6/DesRon52/DesDiv103 raid Wake, Marcus Is.   66 
44/06/06 44/07/30 Forage 58.2/DesRon52/DesDiv103     81 
44/06/19   Forage 58.2/DesRon52/DesDiv103 xPhilip  
44/07/04   Forage 58.2.4/DesRon52/DesDiv103 shell Iwojima   66 
44/07/30 44/08/06 Forage 58.4/DesRon52/DesDiv103     66 
44/08/06 44/08/11 Forage 58.7     66 
44/09/28       damage(swept against Massachussetts side) Garapan Harbor, Saipan   66 
44/10 44/09/28 King2 38.2.3/DesRon52/DesDiv103     81  66 
44/10/01 44/10/06     Ulithi - tender availability   66 
44/10/06 44/11/27 King2 38.2.3/DesRon52/DesDiv103    
44/10/14 44/10/20 King2 30.3.1     66 
44/10/24 44/10/26 King2 34.5/DesRon52/DesDiv103 xLeyte   66 
44/11/01 44/11/03 King2 34.5/DesRon52/DesDiv103     125 
44/11/01 44/11/03 King2 34.5/DesRon52/DesDiv103     125 
44/11/27 44/12/08     Ulithi - refresh   66 
44/12/08 44/12/11     Ulithi - training exercises   66 
44/12/11 44/12/24 Love3 38.2/DesRon52/DesDiv103 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/24? 44/12/30     escort Iowa from Ulithi to Manus, then sail back   66 
44/12/30 45/01/25 Mike1 38.2.3/DesRon52/DesDiv103     66 
45/02/10 45/03/04 Detach 58.2.3/DesRon52/DesDiv103     66 
45/03/14 45/03/20 Iceber 58.2/DesRon52/DesDiv103     66 
45/03/20 45/03/25 Iceber 58.2.9/DesRon52/DesDiv103 escort disabled Halsey Powell from Okinawa to Ulithi   66 
45/04/0? 45/05/28 Iceber 58.3/DesRon52/DesDiv103     66 
45/05/28 45/06/01 Iceber 38.3/DesRon52/DesDiv103     66 
45/06/01 45/06/20     San Pedro Bay, Leyte   66 
45/06/20 45/07/09   DesRon52/DesDiv103 sail from San Pedro to Mare Island   66 
45/07/09 45/09     MINY - overhaul   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: ex Putnam, renamed 43/02/10, memori at Buffalo (donated 1977)
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 9 Battle Stars
Notice: ships insignia: green shamrock; laid as Putnam, renamed 43/02/06