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DD-561 Pritchett
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1942/07/20
Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle, Wash.
1943/07/31 1944/01/15 1970/01/10
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Namesake:
TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 43: Ms 32/16d


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/04/01 44/04/20     sail from Seattle to Majuro > Manus   66 
44/04/28 44/05/14 Reckle 58.?     66 
44/05/1? 44/05/2?     sail from Majuro to P.H.   66 
44/05/2? 44/05/30     P.H. - fighter director equipment installed   66 
44/05/30 44/07 Forage 52.12 land Saipan   66 
44/07 44/08/17 Forage   land Guam   66 
44/08/09 44/08/10   51.19.2 sail from Tinian to Guam   125 
44/08/17 44/08/2?     sail from Guam to Eniwetok   66 
44/08/28 44/10/15 King2 38.3.3/DesRon55/DesDiv110     66 
44/09       destroying convoy off Mindanao  
44/10/12   King2 38.3.3/DesRon55/DesDiv110 damage(friendly fire from TG 38.4) (21-08'N., 123-19'E.)   66 
44/10/15 44/10/1?     sail to Manus for repairs   66 
44/10/2? 44/10/2?     Seeadler Harbor, Manus - repairs   66 
44/10/30 44/11/27 King2 38.3.3/DesRon55/DesDiv110     66 
44/12/11 44/12/24 Love3 38.3/DesRon55/DesDiv110 land Mindoro   66 
44/12/30 45/01/25 Mike1 38/DesRon55/DesDiv110     66 
45/02/10 45/02/19 Detach 58     66 
45/02/19 45/03/09 Detach 52.2.5     66 
45/03/12 45/03/21     Ulithi   66 
45/03/21 45/04 Iceber 54.1/FSU1/DesRon55/DesDiv110     66 
45/04/01   Iceber 54.1/FSU1/DesRon55/DesDiv110 damaged by dive bombers (26-38N, 127-25E)   85 
45/04/02   Iceber 54.1/FSU1/DesRon55/DesDiv110 damage(bomb) Okinawa/RP1 (27-17N, 127-51E)   85  121
45/04/02       Okinawa/RP1   121 
45/04/04 45/04/07 Iceber   Kerama Retto - temporary repairs   66 
45/04/07 45/04/1?     sail from Kerama Retto to Guam   66 
45/04/1? 45/05/0?     Apra Harbor,Guam - repairs   66 
45/05/07 45/07/29 Iceber   Okinawa - RP duty   66 
45/07/29   Iceber   damage(kami) helping Callaghan (25-43N, 126-56E)   66 
45/07/29 45/08/13     Kerama Retto - repairs   66 
45/08/13 45/08/2?     sail from Kerama Retto to Puget Sound   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1970/01/10 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 8 Battle Stars, NUC (Iceberg RP duty)
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