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DD-558 Laws
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1942/05/19
Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle, Wash.
1943/04/22 1943/11/18 1973
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 42-44: Ms 21


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/02/11 44/03/04     sail from San Francisco to Kwajalein   66 
44/03/04 44/03/20     Kwajalein - ASW duty   66 
44/03/22 44/04/05 Desec1 50.17/DesRon55/DesDiv110     66 
44/04/11 44/05/07 Reckle 50.17/DesRon55/DesDiv110     66 
44/05/1? 44/05/3?     P.H. - respite   66 
44/05/29 44/08/1? Forage 52.11.1     25  70 
44/08/06 44/08 Forage 58.4/DesRon55/DesDiv110     81 
44/08/28 44/10/23 King2 38.3.3/DesRon55/DesDiv110     81 
44/09   King2 38.3.3/DesRon55/DesDiv110 attacking convoy off Mindanao  
44/10/23 44/11 King2 38.4.3/DesRon55/DesDiv110     104 
44/10/24 44/10/26 King2 38.4.3/DesRon55/DesDiv110 xLeyte   81 
44/12/11 44/12/24 Love3 38.3/DesRon55/DesDiv109 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/30 45/01/25 Mike1 38/DesRon55/DesDiv110     66 
45/02/10 45/03/04 Detach 58     66 
45/03/21 45/08 Iceber 54.1/FSU1/DesRon55/DesDiv110     66  86 

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