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DD-557 Johnston
United States Navy destroyer
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| Class | Laid down, Shipyard | Launched | Commissioned | Disabled and Why | |
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| Fletcher | 1942/05/06 Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle, Wash. | 1943/03/25 | 1943/10/27 | 1944/10/25
sunk | |
| Namesake: Lt John Vincent Johnston +1912/04/23 CO Forrest Rose | |||||
| TTD differences from class:44/10: | |||||
| Camouflage: 42-43: Ms 21 | |||||
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WW II combat actions:
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| From | Till | Operation | Force | Action | Source |
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| 44/01 | 44/02/01 | Flint | 54 | ||
| 44/02/17 | 44/02/22 | Catch | 54? | ||
| 44/03/2? | 44/04 | 39/DesRon47/DesDiv94 | |||
| 44/03/28 | shell Kapingamarangi Atoll, N of New Ireland | 66 | |||
| 44/03/28 | DesDiv94 | shell Kapingamarangi Atoll, north of New Ireland | 85 | ||
| 44/03/30 | Maririca River Mouth, Empress Augusta Bay | 66 | |||
| 44/04 | 44/07 | ASpatro-off Bougnaiville | 66 | ||
| 44/05/16 | 44/05/17 | DesDiv94 | sinking/share I-176 150 nm N of Cape Alexander, Solomons (04-01S, 156-29E) | 85 | |
| 44/07/17 | 44/07/29 | Forage | 53.2.1 | shell Guam | 66 81 127 |
| 44/07/29 | Forage | 53.2.1 | 66 | ||
| 44/08/29 | 44/09/04 | Port Purvis, Tulagi | 88 | ||
| 44/09/04 | 44/10/03 | Stale2 | 32.7.2/DesRon47/DesDiv94 | land Palau | 66 70 |
| 44/10/10 | 44/10/25 | King2 | 77.4.3 | ||
| 44/10/25 | King2 | 77.4.3 | xSamar - sunk (IJN) - 11-40'N., 126-20'E. | 70 | |