file created: 12/07/02 00:26:38 , last update: 07/26/02
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DD-554 Franks
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher . .
Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle, Wash.
1942/12/07 1943/07/30 1973/08/27
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Namesake: Acting Master's Mate Franks, USN
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42-44: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
43/10/25 43/11/10     P.H:   66 
43/11/10 43/12 Galvan 52.3    
43/11/27 43/11/29     sail from Betio to P.H.   66 
43/12 43/12/27     Betio - patrol duty   66 
43/12/29       P.H.   88 
44/01/22 44/02/07 Flint 52.7.2    
44/02/18 44/03/04     P.H. - replenish   66 
44/03/04 44/03/15     sail from P.H. to Purvis Bay   66 
44/03/23       shell Mussau Is., Bismarck Islands   85 
44/03/28     DesDiv94 shell Kapingamarangi Atoll, north of New Ireland   85 
44/05/17     DesDiv94 sinking/share (Haggard) I-176 150 nm N of Cape Alexander, Solomons (04-01S, 156-29E)   85 
44/07 44/08 Forage 53.2.1/DesDiv94     81  127 
44/09/0? 44/09/2? Stale2 32 land Palau Is. - screen & fighter-director duty   66 
44/09/04       Port Purvis, Tulagi   88 
44/09/2? 44/09/2? Stale2 33 land Ulithi   66 
44/09/2? 44/10/01     Manus   66 
44/10/10 44/11 King2 77.4.2    
44/10/25   King2 77.4.2 xSamar  
44/12/11 44/12/24 Love3 38 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/30 45/01/25 Mike1 38/DesRon47/DesDiv94     66 
45/02/10 45/03/04 Detach 58.4.3/DesRon47/DesDiv94     66 
45/03/14 45/04/02 Iceber 58.4/DesRon47/DesDiv94    
45/03/24   Iceber 58.7 shell Okinawa   66 
45/04/0? 45/04/13     Ulithi - temporary repairs   66 
45/04/02   Iceber 58.4/DesRon47/DesDiv94 damaged in collision with New Jersey 120 nm ESE of Nagasuku Bay, Okinawa (25-49N, 130-01E)   85 
45/04/13 45/05/     sail from Ulithi to Puget Sounds   66 
45/05 45/07     PSNY - repairs   66 
45/08/10 45/08/17   12.5.9 sail from P.H. to Eniwetok   66  125 
45/09/03     38 joined   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...:
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 9 Battle Stars
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