file created: 12/07/02 01:06:09 , last update: 01/07/01
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DD-540 Twining
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1942/11/20
Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco, Cal.
1943/07/11 1943/12/01 1971/08/16
sold
Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 43: Ms 32/21d, 44: Ms 21 / Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/12/01 43/12/21     San Francisco   66 
43/12/21 43/12/25     shakedown from San Francisco to San Diego   66 
43/12/25 44/02/11     San Diego   66 
44/02/11 44/02/17     sail from San Diego to P.H.   66 
44/02/17 44/05/31     P.H. - exercises   66 
44/04/10 44/04/11   15 exercises out of P.H.   125 
44/04/14 44/04/15     exercises out of P.H.   125 
44/04/16 44/04/18   19.1 exercises out of P.H.   125 
44/05/31 44/06/17 Forage 52.17.5/DesRon53/DesDiv106    
44/06/17 44/06/23 Forage 58.7/DesDiv106 xPhilip   81 
44/06/23 44/06/24?     escort AO Cahaba from refueling station back to Marianas   66 
44/06/25 44/08/07 Forage 52.17/FSU5    
44/08/07 44/08/14     escort LST-130 from Saipan to Eniwetok   66 
44/08/28 44/11/18 King2 38.2.3/DesRon53/DesDiv106     81  105 
44/10/24 44/10/26 King2 38.2.3/DesRon53/DesDiv106 xLeyte   81 
44/11/18 44/11/2? King2 38.4.3/DesRon53/DesDiv106     105 
44/12/11 44/12/24 Love3 38.1/DesRon53/DesDiv106 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/30 45/01/25 Mike1 38.1.3/DesRon53/DesDiv106     66 
45/02/10 45/03/04 Detach 58.2.3/DesRon53/DesDiv106     66 
45/02/21 45/02/22 Detach 54.1.18/DesDiv106     125 
45/02/22 45/02/23 Detach 58.12/DesDiv106     125 
45/03/14 45/03/20 Iceber 58.2/DesRon53/DesDiv106     66  104 
45/03/20 45/03/22 Iceber 58.2.9     66 
45/03/27 45/04/2? Iceber 58.4/DesRon53/DesDiv106     66 
45/03/27   Iceber 58.4/DesRon53/DesDiv106 assist damaged Murray  
45/04/2? 45/05/04     Ulithi   66 
45/05/04 45/05/28 Iceber 58.1/DesRon53/DesDiv106     66 
45/05/28 45/06/10 Iceber 38.1     66 
45/06/26 45/06/30     Leyte - screen Yorktown II while training new CVG-88   66 
45/07/01 45/09   38.4/DesRon53/DesDiv106 raid Home Island   66  104 
45/07/24 45/07/25   35.3/DesRon53/DesDiv106    
45/08/2?       Yokosuka occupation   66 
45/09/02       Tokio Bay - surrender ceremony   81 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1971/07/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 8 Battle Stars
Notice: nickname "Mighty T"
sold to Tchajwan > Kwei Jang