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DD-538 Stephen Potter
United States Navy destroyer
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Fletcher | 1942/10/27 Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco, Cal. | 1943/04/28 | 1943/10/21 | 1972/12/01
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| Namesake: Ens Stephen Potter, naval aviator | |||||
| TTD differences from class: | |||||
| Camouflage: 42-44: Ms 21, 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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| 43/12/08 | 43/12/26? | San Diego | 66 | ||
| 43/12/26? | 43/12/31 | sail from San Diego to P.H. | 66 | ||
| 43/12/31 | 44/01/16 | P.H. | 66 | ||
| 44/01/16 | 44/03 | Flint | 58.2/DesRon52/DesDiv103 | 66 | |
| 44/02/15 | 44/02/20 | Hailst | 58.2/DesRon52/DesDiv103 | 66 | |
| 44/02/18 | 44/02/20 | Hailst | 58.2.4/DesRon52/DesDiv103 | escort damaged Intrepid to Majuro | 66 |
| 44/02/20 | 44/02/27 | Majuro | 66 | ||
| 44/02/27 | 44/03/13 | sail from Majuro to P.H. > California | 66 | ||
| 44/03/18 | 44/03/22 | sail from Mare Islands to P.H. (with Boyd and Norman Scott) | 81 | ||
| 44/03/2? | 43/04 | sail from P.H. to Majuro | 66 81 | ||
| 44/04/22 | 44/05/14 | Reckle | 58.2/DesRon52/DesDiv103 | 66 | |
| 44/04/30 | Reckle | 58.2/DesRon52/DesDiv103 | sinking/prob/share I-174 N of Truk (06-13' N., 151-19' E.) | 66 | |
| 44/05/01 | Mudba | 58.7/DesRon52/DesDiv103 | shell Ponape | 66 81 | |
| 44/05/15 | 44/05/31 | 58.6/DesRon52/DesDiv103 | raid Wake Is., Marcus Is. | 66 | |
| 44/06/06 | 44/07/30 | Forage | 58.2/DesRon52/DesDiv103 | 81 | |
| 44/06/19 | Forage | 58.2/DesRon52/DesDiv103 | xPhilip | 81 | |
| 44/07/30 | 44/08 | Forage | 58.4/DesRon52/DesDiv103 | ||
| 44/09/03 | 44/10/14 | King2 | 38.2.3/DesRon52/DesDiv103 | 66 | |
| 44/10/14 | 44/10/20 | King2 | 30.3.1/DesRon52/DesDiv103 | CripDiv1 | 66 |
| 44/10/20 | 44/11/20 | King2 | 38.2.3/DesRon52/DesDiv103 | 66 | |
| 44/10/24 | 44/10/26 | King2 | 38.2.3/DesRon52/DesDiv103 | xLeyte | 66 |
| 44/11/20 | 44/11/22 | King2 | 38.4.3/DesDiv103 | 105 | |
| 44/12/11 | 44/12/24 | Love3 | 38.2/DesRon52/DesDiv103 | land Mindoro | 66 |
| 44/12/30 | 45/01/25 | Mike1 | 38.2.3/DesRon52/DesDiv103 | 66 | |
| 45/02/10 | 45/02/27 | Detach | 58.2.3/DesRon52/DesDiv103 | 66 | |
| 45/02/26 | Detach | 58.2.3/DesRon52/DesDiv103 | damaged by storm off Iwojima | 85 | |
| 45/02/27 | 45/03/01 | Detach | 58.4 | retiring to Ulithi | 125 |
| 45/03/14 | 45/03/20 | Iceber | 58.2/DesRon52/DesDiv103 | 66 | |
| 45/03/20 | 45/03/22 | 58.2.9/DesRon52/DesDiv103 | escort disabled Franklin and Enterprise to Ulithi | 66 | |
| 45/04/05 | 45/05/28 | Iceber | 58.3/DesRon52/DesDiv103 | 66 | |
| 45/05/28 | 45/06/ | 38.3/DesRon52/DesDiv103 | |||
| 45/06/0? | 45/06/20 | San Pedro Bay, Leyte | 66 | ||
| 45/06/20 | 45/07/09 | sail from Leyte to Mare Island | 66 | ||
| 45/07/09 | 45/08/31 | MINY - overhaul | 66 | ||