file created: 12/07/02 00:56:03 , last update: 07/25/02
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DD-560 Morrison
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1942/06/30
Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle, Wash.
1943/07/04 1943/12/18 1945/05/04
sunk
Namesake: Coxswain Morrison
TTD differences from class:Ms 21, 44: Ms 32
Camouflage: 43: Ms 32/13d, 44: Ms 22


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44       Ms 32  
44/01/20       San Diego - training   81 
44/02/25 44/03     sail from Seattle to P.H. > Marshalls   66 
44/03/22 44/04/07 Desec1 50.17     66 
44/04/11 44/05/09 Reckle 50.17     66 
44/05/09 44/05/31     P.H.   66 
44/05/29 44/08/02 Forage 52.11.1     25  70 
44/08/02 44/08/10 Forage 58.4/DesRon55/DesDiv110     66 
44/08/12       arrived Eniwetok   88 
44/08/13 44/08/29     Eniwetok   66 
44/08/26 44/10/23 King2 38.3.3/DesRon55/DesDiv110    
44/10/23 44/11 King2 38.4.3/DesRon55/DesDiv110     104 
44/10/24   King2 38.4.3/DesRon55/DesDiv110 xLeyte -helping damaged Princeton  
44/10/24 44/10/27 King2 38.4.3/DesRon55/DesDiv110 escort damaged Birmingham to Ulithi (Princeton survivors onboard)   66 
44/10/27 44/11/17     escort Birmingham from Ulithi to San Francisco   66 
44/11/17 45/02/09     San Francisco - overhaul   66 
45/02/09 45/02/15     sail from San Francisco to P.H.   66 
45/02/15 45/03/03     P.H. - bombardment exercises   66 
45/02/21 45/02/22     exercised with Drexler and Massey off P.H.   81 
45/03/03 45/03/1?     sail form P.H. to Ulithi   66 
45/03/21 45/04/14 Iceber 54.1/FSU1/DesRon55/DesDiv110     66  86 
45/03/31   Iceber 54.1/FSU1/DesRon55/DesDiv110 sinking/share (Stockton) I-8 65 nm SE of Okinawa (25-29N, 128-35E)   66  86  85
45/04/14 45/05/04 Iceber   Okinawa - RP duty   66 
45/04/28 45/04/30 Iceber   Okinawa/RP2   66 
45/04/30 45/05/04 Iceber   Okinawa/RP11   66 
45/05/04   Iceber   sunk(kami-2xA6M5b+E13) Okinawa/RP11 (27-10N,127-58E) - 152 KIA,102/WIA   66  86  85

Ship status, hull number changes...: sunk 27-10N, 127-58E
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 8 Battle Stars
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