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DD-539 Tingey
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1942/10/22
Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco, Cal.
1943/05/28 1943/11/25 1965
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42-44: Ms 21, 44: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/12 44/02/02     San Francisco - shakedown, exercises   66 
44/02/02 44/02/08?     sail from San Francisco to P.H.   66 
44/02/08? 44/03     P.H. - exercises   66 
44/04/0? 44/04/1?     escort convoy from P.H. to Majuro   66 
44/04/13 44/05/14 Reckle 58.2/DesRon52/DesDiv103     66 
44/04/29   Reckle 58.2/DesRon52/DesDiv103 damaged by friendly fire during enemy air attack   85 
44/05/01   Mudba 58.7/DesRon52/DesDiv103 shell Ponape   66  81 
44/05/15 44/05/31   58.6/DesRon52/DesDiv103 raid Marcus Is., Wake Is.   66 
44/06/06 44/07/30 Forage 58.2/DesRon52/DesDiv103     81 
44/06/19   Forage 58.2/DesRon52/DesDiv103 xPhilip  
44/07/30 44/08/1? Forage 58.4/DesRon52/DesDiv103    
44/08/17       Eniwetok   88 
44/08/28 44/10/14 King2 38.2.3/DesRon52/DesDiv103     81  125 
44/10/14 44/11/27 King2 38.1     125 
44/10/24 44/10/26 King2 34.5/DesRon52/DesDiv103 xLeyte  
44/10/26   King2 34.5/DesRon52/DesDiv103 lifeguard from Taffy3   70 
44/11/01 44/11/03 King2 34.5/DesRon52/DesDiv103     125 
44/11/01 44/11/03 King2 34.5/DesRon52/DesDiv103     125 
44/12/11 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 45/03/04 Detach 58.2.3/DesRon52/DesDiv103     66 
45/03/14 45/03/20 Iceber 58.2/DesRon52/DesDiv103     66 
45/03/20 45/03/22 Iceber 58.2.9/DesRon52/DesDiv103     66 
45/04/17 45/05/28 Iceber 58.3/DesRon52/DesDiv103     84 
45/05/28 45/06/0? Iceber 38.3/DesRon52/DesDiv103     66 
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 45/09??     MINY - overhaul   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1963/11/30
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 8 Battle Stars
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