file created: 12/07/02 01:06:53 , last update: 05/30/02
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DD-567 Watts
United States Navy destroyer
Class Laid down, Shipyard LaunchedCommissioned Disabled and Why
Fletcher 1943/03/26
Seattle Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp., Seattle, Wash.
1943/12/31 1944/04/29 1974/09/05
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TTD differences from class:
Camouflage: 43: Ms 31/11d


WW II combat actions:
From Till Operation Force Action Source
44/05/17 45/06/2?     San Diego - shakedown training   66 
44/05/26 44/05/29     eercises out of San Diego   88 
44/06/26 44/07/12     Bremerton - post shakedown availability   66 
44/07/12 44/07/14?     escort Mississippi and West Virginia from Bremerton to San Diego   66 
44/07/14? 44/07/22     San Diego   66 
44/07/22 44/07/29     escort convoy from San Diego to P.H.   66 
44/07/29 44/08/02     P.H.   66 
44/08/02 44/08/08   DesDiv113 sail from P.H. to Adak   66 
44/08/08 44/08/2?   94/DesRon57/DesDiv113 Aleutians - Kuriles raid   66 
44/08/2? 45/02/22   92/DesRon57/DesDiv113 Aleutians - Kuriles raid  
45/02/22 45/03/01     sail from Attu to P.H.   66 
45/03/01 45/03/16     P.H. - training   66 
45/03/16 45/03/2?     sail from P.H. to Attu   66 
45/03/2? 45/04/18   92/DesRon57/DesDiv113    
45/04/18 45/04/25   DesDiv113 sail from Adak to P.H.   66 
45/04/25 45/05/06     P.H.   66 
45/05/06 45/05/21     sail from P.H. to Eniwetok > Okinawa   66 
45/05/21 45/06/14? Iceber   Okinawa - RP duty   66 
45/06/14? 45/06/17     sail from Okinawa to San Pedro Bay, Leyte   66 
45/07/01 45/09   38.4/DesDiv113 raid Home Is.   66 
45/07/23     DesDiv113 shell Cicijima   66 

Ship status, hull number changes...: 1974/02/01 struck from Navy List
Ship score (awards, enemy ships credited...): 3 Battle Stars
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